Suspect Arrested for Committing Maale Adumim Terrorist Attack

Jerusalem, 28 February, 2016 (TPS) -- The Israel Security Agency (ISA) cleared for publication on Sunday morning that a suspected terrorist was arrested during the night, who linked himself to an ax stabbing attack that left a security guard critically wounded. The suspect is 20-year-old Saadi Ali Abu-Hamed, from the Palestinian town of Azariya.

The terrorist attack occurred at a shopping mall in the town of Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, on the night between Thursday and Friday, February 25-26. A 48-year-old security guard suffered severe head wounds and was transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem where he underwent surgery and still remains in critical condition.

Forces from the ISA, Israel Police and IDF conducted a widespread search for the assailant for two days until the arrest. Abu-Hamed has been taken to be further interrogated by the ISA.