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Itongadol.- A female terrorist attempted to stab Israeli Border Police officers in Jerusalem\’s Old City on Tuesday morning. The terrorist was shot dead by security forces and there were no injuries in the attack.
The attempted attack occurred on Haguy street. The suspect, in her fifties, was a resident of east Jerusalem.
The Police said in a statement that as they were preparing for general patrol duties in the city, the suspect approached the Border Police officers, pulled out a knife and tried to stab them with it.
The officers, who felt that they were in immediate danger, reacted quickly and professionally and shot the suspect, according to the police.
Police officers who arrived at the scene following the attempted stabbing gave medical treatment to the suspect who was pronounced dead shortly after.
On Monday night, Border Police officers arrested a Palestinian woman at a West Bank checkpoint for possession of a knife and suspicion of intent to carry out a stabbing attack against officers on site.
Under initial investigation, the suspect admitted that she intended to carry out a terror attack against security forces, police said.