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Swedish police: Unclear whether stabbing attack was anti-Semitic

Female victim, who is married to senior member of Helsingborg's Jewish community, was reportedly stabbed nine times. Suspect arrested upon crossing border into Denmark after fleeing scene of attack.

by  Shimon Yaish and Dan Lavie
Published on  05-14-2019 16:18
Last modified: 04-04-2021 13:04
Swedish police: Unclear whether stabbing attack was anti-SemiticAftonbladet

Police at the site of the attack in Sweden on Tuesday | Screenshot: Aftonbladet

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Police in Denmark have arrested a man believed to have been involved in a stabbing attack on a Jewish woman in her 60s in the city of Helsingborg, 30 miles north of Malmö in southern Sweden, according to Swedish media reports.

The suspect was arrested after crossing the border into Denmark after fleeing the scene of the attack. The man's identity has yet to be made public by police.

The woman is in serious condition. She is believed to be married to a senior member of the local Jewish community. Local officials have yet to determine the suspect's motive and have refused to speculate whether she was targeted for being Jewish.

According to local reports, the attacker stabbed her nine times while she was on her way to work, Tuesday. The woman reportedly collapsed and cried for help and was then taken to the nearby hospital by first responders.

A manhunt was launched after the attacker fled the scene.

Ron Tannenbaum, a member of the Jewish community, told Israel Hayom: "The situation is bad. There is a lot of anti-Semitism in Sweden and in the Malmö area in particular, many Jews have left to the capital and some made aliyah to Israel. Unfortunately, a woman paid the price for this today."

In the wake of the incident, the Swedish police beefed up security near Jewish institutions in the city.

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