Israeli police kill woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem

Published : 30 Sep 2021, 14:12

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Israeli police put up barricades outside the Al Aqsa mosque after a woman was fatally shot in Jerusalem's Old City on September 30 | Picture: AFP

Israeli police fatally shot a woman who tried to stab officers in Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday, police said.

According to a police statement, the attacker, armed with a "sharp object", attempted to stab police in one of the streets leading to the Al-Aqsa mosque, where an AFP journalist heard gunshots and saw the body of a woman on the ground, later draped in a survival blanket.

Source: AFP

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