Four police officers were wounded in a stabbing attack in Armon HaNatziv in Jerusalem Nov. 14 around 10:00 p.m.
The Jerusalem Post reported that the attack took place inside the police station in the south Jerusalem neighborhood. The attacker managed to lightly injure the officers before being neutralized and arrested.
The suspect, a 20-year-old Palestinian man, apparently pulled a knife the security check and struck one of the police officers in the head. Police officers at the scene shot the attacker, leaving him with a minor injury, Haaretz reports.
Haaretz also said that the alleged terrorist was transferred to the hospital with minor wounds on his chest. All three officers were transferred to Shaare Zedek Hospital for minor treatment.
Magen David Adom paramedic Elad Pass told Haaretz that “when we got to the site, we saw three men who were fully conscious, suffering only minor injuries. We gave them first aid and took them to the hospital, fully conscious and in stable condition.”
According to The Times of Israel, the attacker has been arrested and security has been heightened in the area.
Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said officers searched the neighboring areas to ensure there were no other persons involved in the attack.
This is a developing story.
An update was made to the story at 5:45 p.m. PT adding that an additional officer was injured and updates regarding the attacker.
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