Border Police officer lightly injured in attempted stabbing at checkpoint

When security forces prevented him from entering the suspect began to become aggressive, pulled out a screwdriver and apparently tried to stab one of the security guards with a screwdriver.

A young Palestinian sits and two IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of the Qalandiya crossing, 2019. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
A young Palestinian sits and two IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of the Qalandiya crossing, 2019.
(photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
A Border Police officer was very lightly injured in a stabbing attempt in the Qalandiya checkpoint on Tuesday, Jerusalem police reported. 
According to the report, the assailant, a 51-year-old Nablus resident, approached the checkpoint without permission. 
 
When security forces prevented him from entering the suspect began to become aggressive, pulled out a screwdriver and apparently tried to stab one of the security guards with a screwdriver.
The report claimed that the assailant had been neutralized and lightly injured before being taken in for questioning by security forces, who are still investigating the circumstances of the incident.