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Solider suspected of fabricating Jaffa knife attack
Military prosecution to launch probe against soldier who said Arab tried to stab him; soldier sticking by his version
The Military Advocate General's Office is expected to order the launching of an investigation against a 20-year-old soldier who claimed to have been attacked by a knife-wielding Arab near the military court in Jaffa Sunday morning.
It is suspected that the soldier fabricated the story for reasons that are not yet known. It is not clear whether the prosecution will seek the soldier's arrest, but in any case he will be summoned for questioning on Monday morning.
The soldier, who is sticking by his version of the events, said the attacker fled the scene after he had punched him. Following the soldier's report, police began scouring the area in search of an assailant, but came up empty handed.
The soldier, who serves at the Military court in Jaffa, said he was attacked as he was making his way to the court, but discrepancies were revealed in his testimony during the police interrogation session, and he retracted his initial claim that the assailant had tried to kidnap him.
Avi Cohen contributed to the report
