January 21, 2015

Palestinian Stabs 12 On Tel Aviv Bus



The scene of the stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, January 21, 2015.
Photo by Moti Milrod

[From article]
12 Israelis were wounded in a stabbing attack on a Tel Aviv bus on Wednesday morning, three of them seriously.
The assailant, a 23-year-old male from the West Bank city of Tulkarem who entered Israel illegally, was shot in the leg by an Israel Prison Service officer on Hamasger Street, near the scene of the incident, and taken into custody.
According to the Palestinian news agency Ma'an, the attacker is Hamza Muhammad Hasan Matrouk. Palestinian sources say he does not belong to any group.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed the Palestinian Authority for the attack,
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Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, meanwhile, condemned all the Palestinian and Israeli Arab leadership, stating that those behind the attack "stand behind the Rahat riots," and Jerusalem attacks:

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/1.638210

12 Israelis wounded in stabbing attack on Tel Aviv bus
Three in serious condition; assailant, West Bank male who entered Israel illegally, was shot in the leg; Hamas official hails 'bold, heroic act'; Netanyahu blames PA for attack, Lieberman blames Palestinian and Israeli Arab leadership.
By Chaim Levinson, Gili Cohen , Ido Efrati and Barak Ravid
Jan. 21, 2015 | 12:24 PM

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