Stabbing Attack At French Hill Railway Station, 1 Lightly Injured, Terrorist Neutralized

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In another sign of the growing motivation of terrorist organizations to carry out terror attacks during the holiday period, a terrorist attacked and stabbed a security guard near the Givat Hamivtar railway station in northern Jerusalem on Thursday evening. The station is situated at the junction between French Hill and Givat Hamivtar.

The security guard, a member of the railway security detail, was lightly injured in the hand while grappling with the terrorist. A police officer opened fire on the terrorist, neutralizing him. The guard was taken to the nearby Hadassah Har Hatzofim hospital for further treatment.

The terrorist, a 19-year-old resident of East Jerusalem, was seriously injured in the attack and taken to hospital for treatment. Police are investigating the incident.

The current incident follows two previous attempted attacks in the last 24 hours in which two terrorists were found with knives on them as they prepared to attack civilians in the Tel Aviv region.

Knife used in terrorist attack