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Palestinian stabs policeman near capital
Border Guard officer attacked, lightly wounded at roadblock north of Jerusalem Friday; four policemen wounded by stones-throwing protesters
Efrat Weiss
A Border Guard police officer sustained light neck wounds after being stabbed Friday by a Palestinian at a roadblock near Jerusalem.
Meanwhile, four other policemen were wounded after Palestinians hurled stones at troops during an anti-fence demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil'in.
The Palestinian stabber arrived at the a-Ram roadblock, north of Jerusalem, around 6:30 p.m. He then pulled out a knife and charged at one of the Border Guard police officers deployed at the checkpoint, wounding him in the neck. Other Border Guard troops at the scene were able to overcome the assailant, who was taken in for an interrogation by Jerusalem police.
The injured officer was taken to Jerusalem's Hadassah Mount Scopus hospital for treatment.
Earlier Friday, three Border Guard officers and another policeman were wounded after being stoned in Bil'in, West of Ramallah. The army said about 150 Palestinian and left-wing activists violated a military order and demonstrated against the construction of the West Bank security fence. The protesters began stoning the troops when asked to leave the site, the army said.
Forces at the scene responded with crowd dispersal means in order to push the rioters away. The army said several masked youths continued hurling stones at troops. The protesters said seven of them were wounded by rubber-coated bullets and blows delivered by policemen.
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