Master Sgt. A.
Photo: Israel Police
Cop who killed terrorist: ‘He jumped on me with the knife’
Master Sgt. A. of the Border Police, who was lightly wounded in the terrorist attack carried out in Jerusalem’s Old City by a 17 year old from the West Bank, recounts the chase after him that ended with A.’s shooting him dead.
“Suddenly the terrorist jumped on me with the knife. I shot a few bullets at him and neutralized him,” the Border Police officer who was wounded in the stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Saturday recounted later that day.
Master Sgt. A’s leg was lightly wounded in the attack that also injured two other young men. The attacker, 17-year-old Ahmad Jazal from the Nablus area in the West Bank, was shot dead by A.
Near the scene of the attack Saturday (Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg)
Master Sgt. A (Photo: Israel Police)
A., who led a force of several officers in the pursuit of the terrorist on Hagai Street near Damascus Gate—a street where several attacks occurred in the past—described the moments of drama this afternoon: “During a shift in the Old City, I received a report about two people who were stabbed by a terrorist. I asked the people, ‘Where did the terrorist go?’
The terrorist Ahmad Jazal on the Temple Mount
Jazal
“They showed me where he ran, a residential building… I ran into the house, and suddenly the terrorist jumped on me with the knife, fired a few bullets at him and neutralized him.”
Near the scene of the attack Saturday (Photo: Ohad Zwigenberg)
The Border Police released a statement praising their officers, saying that “their professionalism and swift action led to a swift end to the incident and to the prevention of continued harm to innocents.”
