Jerusalem man had claimed two Arabs tried to stab him and took flight when he brandished a stick.
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The young Jewish man who claimed he was attacked by two Arabs Monday night in Jerusalem's Talpiot neighborhood made the story up, police said Tuesday morning.
The man had claimed the Arabs tried to stab him and that they fled after he brandished a stick. Police, however, said that no such incident occurred.
Police said it was unclear why the man fabricated the attack.
The incident came after two recent stabbing attacks in the capital perpetrated by Arab terrorists.
On Sunday, an Arab man was arrested in Jerusalem after allegedly attempting to stab an inspector of the Nature and National Parks Authority on the Mount of Olives.
The inspector was not hurt, and managed to draw his gun and subdue his attacker.
Last Thursday, a Palestinian from the West Bank village of Tekoa stabbed a policeman who had stopped to check his ID in the capital's Gilo neighborhood. After being shot and wounded by the officer, the man managed to break free and stab a passer-by, 86-year-old Avraham Ozeri, who later died of his wounds in the hospital. The Palestinian was captured and taken into custody.
The police officer, Daniel Motza, is still recovering in hospital.
Abe Selig contributed to this report.
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