Scene of attack in Jerusalem (Archives)
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Arab stabs tourist in Jerusalem's Old City
Knife-wielding Arab attacks group of four tourists on Via Dolorosa; one tourist sustains light injuries to the head; assailant apprehended
An Arab stabbed a tourist Friday afternoon near the Lion's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. The tourist sustained light injuries to the head.
The circumstances of the incident remain unclear, but investigators are not ruling out the possibility that it was an act of terror.
The knife-wielding Arab attacked a group of four tourists on the Via Dolorosa at approximately 5 pm. The assailant fled the scene but was apprehended a short while later at a nearby restaurant by Border Guard officers.
In August 2006 a 24-year-old Italian peace activist was stabbed to death by an Arab youngster near Herod's Gate in the Old City.
On Saturday thousands of Christian pilgrims from all around the world are expected to gather in Jerusalem to participate in the annual "Holy Fire" ceremony.
