Policeman lightly hurt in Hebron stabbing; 2 attackers said shot

Two assailants attempt to carry out a stabbing attack near the Tomb of the Patriarchs pilgrimage site in the West Bank city of Hebron, early reports say.

One soldier is lightly wounded, and both attackers are shot, the reports say. Their condition is not immediately clear.

The attack is the second of the day, after two police were stabbed outside the Old City of Jerusalem in the morning.

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