Security guard wounded in suspected terror stabbing in Jerusalem

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The scene of a suspected stabbing attack at the Giv'at Hamivtar light rail station in Jerusalem on September 21, 2023 (United Hatzalah)
The scene of a suspected stabbing attack at the Giv'at Hamivtar light rail station in Jerusalem on September 21, 2023 (United Hatzalah)

A security guard has been lightly wounded in a suspected stabbing attack at the Giv’at Hamivtar light rail station in Jerusalem, medics say.

The Magen David Adom ambulance service says its medics are taking the 20-year-old to the Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital for further treatment.

The alleged assailant is reported to have been subdued at the scene. Police say he was shot by security forces. His condition is not immediately clear.

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