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Monday, April 24, 2023
Suspected market attacker identified as East Jerusalem father of 5
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israeli police examine the scene of a car ramming attack, in Jerusalem, April 24, 2023. (AP/Ohad Zwigenberg)
The alleged assailant who carried out the car-ramming attack in Jerusalem is identified by security officials as 39-year-old Khatem Najma.
Najma, who was shot dead by an armed civilian, is married and a father of five from East Jerusalem’s Beit Safafa neighborhood.
He had no known prior security offenses but is known to have mental health issues.
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