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| Young British tourist stabbed to death in Jerusalem on Good Friday – police | |
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| A woman in her 20s who was killed in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Friday was a British citizen, police said, as cited by local media. The suspected assailant, reportedly a man with mental health issues, was apprehended by officers. | |
| The incident took place on the city’s light rail network. The attacker reportedly stood up from his seat, pulled out a knife and stabbed the woman without warning. | The incident took place on the city’s light rail network. The attacker reportedly stood up from his seat, pulled out a knife and stabbed the woman without warning. |
| The woman received wounds to her upper body and was initially in critical condition, Magen David Adom, an Israeli emergency services company, wrote on Twitter. | The woman received wounds to her upper body and was initially in critical condition, Magen David Adom, an Israeli emergency services company, wrote on Twitter. |
| Later the city’s Hadassah University Medical Center told the Jerusalem Post that the victim had died of her wounds. | Later the city’s Hadassah University Medical Center told the Jerusalem Post that the victim had died of her wounds. |
| The woman was a student tourist from Britain, the Associated Press reported, citing police and hospital officials. | The woman was a student tourist from Britain, the Associated Press reported, citing police and hospital officials. |
| The British embassy told the Guardian that it was in touch with local authorities following the incident, but didn’t comment beyond that. | The British embassy told the Guardian that it was in touch with local authorities following the incident, but didn’t comment beyond that. |
| Two more people were also injured in the incident, the Jerusalem Post said. A 50-year-old man was wounded when he tried to flee the scene, while a pregnant woman suffered an injury to her stomach when the light rail train made an abrupt stop. Both victims were transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. | Two more people were also injured in the incident, the Jerusalem Post said. A 50-year-old man was wounded when he tried to flee the scene, while a pregnant woman suffered an injury to her stomach when the light rail train made an abrupt stop. Both victims were transported to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. |
| The Shin Bet domestic security service agency said that the suspect was identified as Jamil Tamimi, 57, a Palestinian from Arab East Jerusalem, Reuters reports. He was apprehended by officers and taken for questioning. | The Shin Bet domestic security service agency said that the suspect was identified as Jamil Tamimi, 57, a Palestinian from Arab East Jerusalem, Reuters reports. He was apprehended by officers and taken for questioning. |
| “It is one of many instances where a Palestinian suffering personal strife ... chooses to carry out an attack in order to find release for his problems,” the Shin Bet statement said, as cited by Reuters. | “It is one of many instances where a Palestinian suffering personal strife ... chooses to carry out an attack in order to find release for his problems,” the Shin Bet statement said, as cited by Reuters. |
| Tamimi is a Palestinian from Arab East Jerusalem who was charged with sexual assault against his daughter back in 2011, Shin Bet said.The man also previously attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a razor blade, it added. | Tamimi is a Palestinian from Arab East Jerusalem who was charged with sexual assault against his daughter back in 2011, Shin Bet said.The man also previously attempted to commit suicide by swallowing a razor blade, it added. |
| The attack took place on Good Friday, a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. On this day many Christians flock to Jerusalem to join a procession in the Old City. According to tradition, the area is where Christ walked on the way to being crucified. |