Scene of the attack
Photo: Guy Assayag
2 Jewish teens arrested for stabbing Arab man in J'lem
Police arrest two 17-year-old youths on suspicion they were involved in stabbing of east Jerusalem resident on Tuesday. Suspects deny allegations
The Jerusalem Police arrested two Jewish youths, both aged 17, on suspicion of being involved in the stabbing
of an Arab man in the capital's Meah Shearim neighborhood on Tuesday night.
The man was moderately to seriously injured and was hospitalized at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center.
The two suspects, who deny the allegations against them, will be brought before a judge for a remand hearing later Thursday.
The 31-year-old Arab resident of east Jerusalem, Khamed Khamed, was stabbed by four Jews on Tuesday night, near the city's Mandelbaum Gate, which is adjacent to the Meah Shearim neighborhood.
The man reportedly managed to walk for a while after being stabbed and eventually encountered several police officers. He told them he was attacked by four skullcap-wearing Jews.
The police believe the stabbing was nationalistically-motivated.
