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Police: No injuries to Israeli forces in attempted stabbing at checkpoint outside Jerusalem
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
No Israeli forces were injured in the attempted stabbing attack at a checkpoint south of Jerusalem, police say.
According to the police, Border Police officers stationed at the “tunnels checkpoint” identified a suspect arriving on foot from the direction of the West Bank.
During an inspection, the suspect presented his ID card before pulling out a knife, police say.
“The security guards at the checkpoint opened fire at him, and the suspect was neutralized,” police add.
The suspect’s condition is not immediately clear.
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