09:46: A chareidi male, 55, was light-to-moderately wounded in a Monday morning, 10 Nissan 5772 terror attack near Meah Shearim and Route 1. The victim was attacked by an Arab male swinging an axe. He struck his victim over the head. He sustained a deep gash to the rear of his head. The victim was return from morning tefilos.
According to Magen David Adom spokesman Zaki Heller, a call was received at 08:21 for a man who was attacked on HaNevi’im Street, corner Chaim Bar Lev. When the paramedic unit arrived, the crew found the victim seated on the curb with a head injury. He was conscious and alert. He was transported to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital.
The terrorist fled the scene but was apprehended a short time later. The weapon used in the attack was found on the scene.
10:03: The victim in the attack is reportedly Nachum Weissfish, who appears in stable condition in the hospital. His injuries are described as relatively light. He was struck three times with the axe, in the head, hand and hip area.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Baruch Hashem he is stable and injuries are relatively light.
Do the NK who went to Jordan realize that they are the antaganizing culprits in these ordeals? More security, IDF, police are needed walking the streets of “Eastern Jerusalem”. Jewish life comes before politic decisions.
He should have a Refuah Shelaima! Reb Nochum is a Tzaddick and a tremendous Talmid Chochom. I was told when he went to be menachem Ovail Reb Chaim Kanievsky he was brought in to the front with the title “The chavrusa from Yerushalayim is here”
May that chamor burn in gehenom for ever and ever. Peaceful Arabs…