Suspected Palestinian stabber shot at West Bank gas station

A Palestinian man suspected of trying to stab someone at a West Bank gas station was shot by an armed civilian bystander this afternoon, police say.

According to police, the suspect “had an object in his hand and tried to stab a man” who was at the gas station, near the Mishur Adumim industrial area outside the Maale Adumim settlement.

An armed civilian opened fire at the suspect and “neutralized him,” the police say.

The man’s condition was not immediately known.

There were no Israeli injuries, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service.

— Judah Ari Gross

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