The mayor of Jerusalem helped detain the terrorist

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat helped apprehend a Palestinian terrorist who stabbed a passerby at an intersection.

Barkat said he was driving to work when his driver and security noticed something suspicious. The mayor with bodyguards got out of the car and saw a terrorist with a knife. The guard pointed a gun at the Palestinian, who threw a knife, after which the mayor helped to knock him to the ground.

The whole incident was filmed by a CCTV camera. Judging by the recording, Nir Barkat (in a white shirt) was the first to rush at the terrorist.

“Thank God it's all behind us,” Barkat said.

The Jerusalem Post

• Nir Barkat served six years in the Israeli Airborne Brigade. He retired in 1983 with the rank of Major. During the war in Lebanon, Barkat was wounded.