Two eastern Yerushalayim residents were arrested on Wednesday for assaulting police near the capital’s Machane Yehuda market. One officer suffered light injuries in the attack.
The incident began when police received a report that two individuals acting and speaking in an “unusual and suspicious” manner had just arrived near the market via the Light Rail, according to a police spokesman.
Police, already at the highest level of alert following a wave of deadly terrorist attacks across the country in recent days, were immediately dispatched to the area. Following a brief search, the suspects were located in a local butcher’s shop, police said.
When the officers approached they were “brutally” attacked by the suspects, who punched and attempted to throttle them.
One of the officers then opened fire at the suspects’ lower bodies, according to police. The suspects suffered light wounds, and were evacuated for medical treatment after being placed under arrest.
Yerushalayim District Police Commander Doron Turgeman conducted a situation assessment with senior officers at the scene, and the circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
{Matzav.com Israel}
Opened fire on the assailants’ lower bodies? Unless a specific small area was indeed targeted, the fire should have been directed right in between the eyes, alleviating the need to arrest, hospitalize, treat, and then release the animals.
Police officers or IDF soldiers who kill terrorists can get years in jail. Now the government will have to pay for the terrorists’ medical expenses.
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