Shooting in the old city of Jerusalem: up to 10 wounded, the attacked Palestinian was killed

The incident in the old city of Jerusalem: in the morning in the area of ​​the Jaffa Gate, the Palestinian grabbed a weapon at one of the police officers and shot him twice, reports Newsru Israel . The guardian of order is wounded in the stomach and in the leg. Another policeman stood up for him, he opened fire on the attacked Arab and killed him. This information was confirmed by the commander of the Jerusalem Police District.

Whether Arab was firing, it is still unclear. The police reports about 6-8 wounded and killed terrorist. The representative of the ambulance service said that up to 10 people were injured, one of whom is in critical condition, three in a moderate state, the rest were easily injured.

The incident occurred in the Christian quarter of the city. All victims are the Israelis. One of the Jerusalem Arabs in an interview with the Kol Israel radio station said, speaking of the terrorist: "This man did not touch anyone at all. He simply ran away from the guard, and the guard shouted so that everyone would disperse and shoot."