Jeruzsálem polgármestere és biztonsági őre palesztin késelőt tettek ártalmatlanná
Vasárnap kora este a jeruzsálemi Városháza előtti Száfrá tér közelében palesztin arab megkéselt egy arra járó zsidó polgárt, akit találomra választott ki magának.
A 27 éves ultraortodox fiatalember közepes sérüléseket szenvedett.
A támadás következményei súlyosabbak is lehettek volna, ha Nir Barkat polgármester nem hajt éppen arra hivatali kocsijával. De arra hajtott, észrevette a történteket, és biztonsági őrével együtt megfékezték a késével hadonászó arabot.
A rendőrségen kiderült, hogy a késes merénylő 18 éves palesztin, aki engedély nélkül tartózkodott Izrael területén
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VIDEO: Jerusalem mayor, bodyguards subdue terrorist
Jerusalem terror attack ends with one moderately lightly wounded thanks to quick response by Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat who was present at scene with bodyguards who overtook terrorist.
Roy Yanovski
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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat was present at the scene of Sunday’s terror attack in which an ultra-Orthodox man was stabbed. Together with the mayor, his security guard helped subdue the terrorist, a 18-year-old Arab teen.
Security footage of the event show Barkat (in white shirt) lunge at the terrorist who walks into the junction after stabbing the Israeli man.
| Video: Jerusalem Security Division |
Barkat told reporters that he had been on his way to the office when his guards spotted a commotion. „We saw a terrorist with a knife standing and looking for the next thing to do,” he said.
| Video: Ofer Meir |
He described how a guard cocked his weapon, causing the attacker to drop his knife and allowing Barkat and his guards to overpower him. „It’s clear to me that if the terrorist had continued stabbing, he would not be alive right now. But because he dropped the knife we overpowered the terrorist, and I hope he is punished appropriately.”
| Jerusalem Mayor Barkat can be seen in white shirt |
Asaf Na’amani, the guard who drew his gun, recalled: „From the moment we jumped out of the car, I noticed a terrorist armed with knife trying to cross the street. I told him to drop the knife; he froze in place and then dropped it. The mayor and I jumped on him and wrestled him to the ground. In our world, there’s no such thing as hesitation – there’s only yes or no.”
Barkat, 55, served as an officer in the paratroopers’ brigade. A former high-tech entrepreneur, he was elected as Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem in 2008.
Abraham Goldstein (Photo: Eli Mendelbaum)
