Hebron shooter says he shot terrorist due to 'serious and immediate danger'
By JPOST.COM STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
IDF Sgt. Elor Azaria testified in his manslaughter trail on Sunday that he had shot a downed Palestinian knife attacker on March 24 because he sensed "serious and immediate danger" at the scene.In line with his original argument, Azaria claimed that he had seen al-Sharif move while he was on the ground and that the terrorist's black coat looked suspicious.Azaria testified that he had yelled for eveyon to stand clear before shooting al-Sharif in the head."I had no choice but to shoot the terrorist because I saw there was serious and immediate danger which could kill too many to estimate," he said Sunday.While the position of al-Sharif's knife has been disputed throughout the ongoings of the trial, Azaria asserted that the weapon was close enough for the terrorist to reached."I hesitated before firing, but I saw no choice but to stop either another stabbing or exploding bomb," he stated.
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