A Border Police officer sustained mild injuries on Thursday in a shooting attack that took place on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Other troops stationed at the scene engaged the terrorist, who was shot dead.
"An assailant approached officers who were stationed near the Lions' Gate and opened fire at them," The Israeli Police said in a statement. "Other officers engaged immediately, firing at the assailant and neutralizing him."
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The officer who was shot sustained injuries to his arm and was taken to the hospital for treatment, the police said.
The incident followed another terrorist attack in the capital, in which 12 soldiers were wounded, one seriously, in a ramming attack that took place shortly before 2 a.m. on Jerusalem's David Remez Street.
The Jerusalem District Police said the soldiers were walking down the street when the driver apparently came up behind them, sped up and plowed into the group. He then fled the scene.
Military and police forces have launched a manhunt for the terrorist, whose car was found abandoned near the West Bank city of Bethlehem.
