Jordanian stabs Israeli police officer, shot dead - police


  • World
  • Saturday, 13 May 2017

An Israeli policeman stands next to a covered dead body following an incident in the Old City of Jerusalem May 13, 2017 REUTERS/Ammar Awad

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Jordanian citizen stabbed and wounded an Israeli police officer who then shot him dead in Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday, Israeli police said, the latest in a string of street attacks.

Police spokeswoman Luba Simri said the officer was walking down a street when he was attacked by a 57-year-old Jordanian who had arrived in Israel for a visit a few days earlier.

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