Police officer shot and seriously wounded in Jerusalem, incident apparently not a terror attack

Police say that a female officer was shot and wounded in Jerusalem’s Pisgat Ze’ev neighborhood.

A suspect opened fire on a group of officers and was later caught and arrested.

The policewoman is being taken to hospital in serious condition.

Police say they are investigating why the suspect opened fire, and an initial probe indicates that the motive was criminal and not terror.

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