Stabbing Attack in Jerusalem Injures One; Suspected Attacker Arrested

Jerusalem, 3 January, 2016 (TPS) -- A stabbing attack was perpetrated at a bus stop in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv neighborhood shortly after 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 1.

According to an Israel Police Spokesperson, “a Palestinian attacker arrived to the bus station on Barazani street, drew a knife and leaped at a bystander in an attempt to Stab him. Luckily the knife didn’t penetrate the victim and the attacker immediately fled the scene.”

The victim was very lightly injured  in his shoulder while waiting at the bus stop, and chose not to be transported to hospital. The terrorist fled in the direction of the nearby Arab neighborhood of Sur Baher.

Israeli Police and Border Patrol officers engaged in a pursuit of the suspect and scoured the area until captyring him.

“In the subsequent manhunt, a suspect matching the attacker’s description has been apprehended,” added the Police Spokesperson.