Palestinian shot dead after attempted stabbing in Jerusalem's Old City

Israeli police said the man tried to stab police officers stationed outside Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
An ambulance arrives at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 10, 2021.
An ambulance arrives at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack in Jerusalem's Old City, on Sept. 10, 2021. Israeli police in a statement said officers opened fire and injured a resident of East Jerusalem, the city's Palestinian district, after he attempted to stab police officers. The assailant died of his wounds, police and the hospital where he was transferred said. - EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty Images
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Israeli police on Friday fatally shot a man in Jerusalem’s Old City who had attempted to stab officers, amid heightened tensions following a prison escape of Palestinian militants.

According to police, a knife-wielding 50-year-old resident of East Jerusalem tried to stab police officers near the Lion’s Gate of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, a frequent flashpoint of Israeli-Palestinian tensions.

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