The mayor of Jerusalem and his bodyguard took down a knife-wielding terrorist today, a takedown captured on Jerusalem Municipality Emergency and Safety Department footage.
According to YNet News, the 18-year-old Palestinian teen from Ramallah stabbed a 27-year-old Haredi man in central Jerusalem’s Safra Square.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, 55, was in his car nearby, jumped out of his vehicle along with his security guard, and rushed the suspect. They also gave first aid to the victim, who suffered “moderate” wounds, until paramedics arrived.
Barkat, who was a paratrooper during his six years of IDF service, is in the white shirt in the above security footage.
UPDATE: Looks like the victim is going to be OK.
PHOTO: Avraham Goldschmidt, married w/4 children from Betar Illit, stabbed & wounded by Arab terrorist in Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/Nm92X6YbZB
— Israel News Feed (@IsraelHatzolah) February 22, 2015
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