Three Israelis were mildly injured in a stabbing terror attack near the central Israeli city of Modi'in on Thursday night.
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According to media reports, the attacker was a 22-year-old Palestinian from Ramallah who opened car doors and attempted to stab people with a knife. At least one person was stabbed before one of the passengers sprayed the attacker with pepper spray that they had on hand.
The attacker was fatally shot in the upper torso by an off-duty member of the border police who happened to be there. Another suspect was arrested shortly later.
Paramedics said one person sustained light stab wounds, and two others were lightly injured from breathing in pepper spray. All three were treated on the scene.
The attack occurred a few hours after a car-ramming against Israeli troops in Judea and Samaria.
Troops were conducting a routine patrol near the town of Huwara when they observed a car weaving across road and hitting one of the soldiers. The soldiers fired at the vehicle and apprehended the suspect, who was transferred to security forces for interrogation.
One soldier was lightly injured and evacuated to a hospital for further treatment.
Reprinted with permission from JNS.org.
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