Two residents of east Jerusalem were shot by police officers in the Mahane Yehuda market on Wednesday after police approached them due to suspicious behavior. The two ran from the police, attacked them, and then were shot in the lower body, sustaining light wounds.
شهود عيان في سوق #محنيه_يهودا غرب #القدس الشرطة الاسرائيلية فتحت النار على فلسطينييْن للاشتباه بهم فقط واصابتهم في المنطقة السفلية من الجسد pic.twitter.com/wvhi93xZea
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Initial reports indicated that one of the suspects was carrying a knife.
The commander of the Jerusalem District of Israel Police has arrived at the scene.
The incident comes after 11 Israelis were killed in three terrorist attacks in one week in Beersheba, Hadera and Bnei Brak.