BREAKING: Six Stabbed At Gay Pride Parade In Jerusalem By Suspected Jewish Extremist
Six people attending a gay pride parade in Jerusalem today have been stabbed with a large knife, reportedly by an Orthodox Jewish extremist. Photos.
Thousands were in attendance at today’s Jerusalem gay pride parade when six people were stabbed, reportedly by an Orthodox Jewish extremist wielding a large knife.
The man, who is believed to have been captured by people attending the parade, can be seen in one photograph posted minutes ago to Twitter by Jeremy Sharon, Religious Affairs Reporter for The Jerusalem Post:
Picture from Ynet of haredi man being restrained after stabbing marchers in Jerusalem pride march pic.twitter.com/lLt2LSm4mk
— Jeremy Sharon (@jeremysharon) July 30, 2015
Israeli news Haaretz reports tweets photo of suspect:
JERUSALEM PRIDE PARADE: Suspected stabber arrested by police is ultra-Orthodox man http://t.co/zDNDIarWQa pic.twitter.com/XwlkHtka7L
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) July 30, 2015
Some journalists on Twitter have identified the suspect as an Orthodox Jew:
JERUSALEM PRIDE PARADE: 2 out of 6 wounded in stabbing seriously injured http://t.co/zDNDIarWQa pic.twitter.com/1LmOJ12XvJ
— Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) July 30, 2015
#BREAKING: #Jerusalem: Picture of Orthodox that carried the attack. 10 years ago he also stabbed people during parade pic.twitter.com/YhmD9SfrDk
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 30, 2015
#BREAKING: #Jerusalem: Ultra orthodox jew stabbed 6 people during the Pride parade – 2 injured seriously pic.twitter.com/yh5CSUCYLJ
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) July 30, 2015
6 stabbed at #GayPride in #Jerusalem http://t.co/TL6L5qOnPZ pic.twitter.com/JcyBuxy4Gw
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) July 30, 2015
Before the attack:
Hundreds if not thousands marching right now in LGBT prIde march in Jerusalem pic.twitter.com/VPx16uNWDs
— Jeremy Sharon (@jeremysharon) July 30, 2015
LGBT pride marcher holds up anti-extremist sign to radical protestors against march pic.twitter.com/4ODSkvSOvj
— Jeremy Sharon (@jeremysharon) July 30, 2015
UPDATE I: 12:51 PM EDT –
Via Haaretz: “One woman was critically wounded, Magen David Adom emergency services reported, adding that two men were moderately wounded, and another two men and a woman suffered light wounds. All the wounded were about 30 years old.”
UPDATE II: 12:55 PM EDT –
Via BBC: “A police spokesperson told the BBC that the suspect was the same man who stabbed four people at the parade in 2005. Yishai Schlissel, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for that attack and was released from prison three weeks ago.”
#BREAKING: The attacker has been identified as Ishay Shliser, who stabbed 3 people at the parade 10 years ago.
— Ynetnews (@ynetnews) July 30, 2015
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This is a breaking news report and has been updated.
Image by Amichai Stein via Twitter

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