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Policeman stabbed by Palestinian and shot by colleague in East Jerusalem dies
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The policeman who was stabbed by a Palestinian teenager and accidentally shot by a colleague at a checkpoint in East Jerusalem earlier this evening has died.
The Border Police officer was taken to the Hadassah Hospital Mount Scopus in critical condition, where he succumbed to his wounds, police say.
The officer is named as Staff Sgt. Asil Sawaed, 22, from the northern Bedouin village of Hussniyya.
The checkpoint leading to the Shuafat Refugee Camp has been closed, while police forces conduct operations in the area, according to law enforcement officials.
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