Knife-wielding Palestinian arrested near Jerusalem

20 October, 2018   |   5 years ago

Jerusalem, 20 October, 2018 (TPS) -- A 20-year-old Palestinian man was arrested by Border Police in the community of Har Adar some 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem Saturday morning. A knife was found nearby to the spot where the man was arrested. He later told security forces that he had planned to carry out a stabbing attack. In September 2017, two security guards and a Border Police officer were killed in a shooting attack on a checkpoint at the entrance to Har Adar.