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Tuesday, August 6, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Police say checkpoint stabber was bus passenger being searched; has been shot dead
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Police and medical personnel at the scene of a stabbing attack at the Tunnels Checkpoint in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem, on August 6, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
Police say the assailant who stabbed a female Border Police officer at the Tunnels Checkpoint near Jerusalem was shot dead.
According to police, a bus driving from the West Bank to Jerusalem was stopped at the checkpoint, and the passengers were taken off the bus for questioning to ensure that they had legal entry permits.
One of the passengers who was being questioned lunged at a Border Police officer with a screwdriver and stabbed her.
Other officers at the scene opened fire at the assailant, killing him.
Police say they found a knife and other suspicious items on the assailant’s body.
Tools said to have been used by the assailant in a stabbing attack at the Tunnels Checkpoint in the West Bank, south of Jerusalem, on August 6, 2024. (Israel Police)
