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Palestinian attacker shot after disguising himself as a journalist

October 16, 2015 12:20
(Photo: Twitter / Israel News Flash)

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Josh Jackman,

Josh Jackman

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A Palestinian knifeman wearing a press vest has been shot after stabbing an Israeli soldier in the West Bank.

The attacker was shot and killed by other troops in Kiryat Arba after wounding the soldier, who was standing metres away from a protest.

An Israeli Defence Forces spokesperson said that the assailant was “disguised as [a] news photographer. Soldier moderately wounded. Assailant shot on site”.

The victim was evacuated for emergency medical care.