The attacker had been recently released from jail after serving a 10-year prison sentence. He was initially sentenced to 12 years in jail for attempted murder, but then the Supreme Court of Israel shortened his sentence.
Source/Credit: RT News
By RT News | July 30, 2015
At least six people were stabbed at an LGBT pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday, local media reported, citing Israeli police and paramedics. The suspected attacker, an ultra-Orthodox Jew, has been arrested.
Police said that six people have been injured, adding that two of them were in serious condition.
"We were prepared for every scenario, but our perimeter was breached. This is a severe, hard incident, which required us to investigate to find out what fault cause this breach," Jerusalem District Police chief Moshe Edry, who told the Jerusalem Post he had no idea about the presence of the suspected stabber
The attacker is ultra-Orthodox Jew Yishai Schlisse – a follower of Haredi Judaism, which rejects modern secular culture.
He had been recently released from jail after serving a 10-year prison sentence. He was initially sentenced to 12 years in jail for attempted murder, but then the Supreme Court of Israel shortened his sentence.
Before committing the stabbing in 2005 he reportedly shouted, “I came to kill in God’s name.” Since his release he had campaigned in his hometown Modiin Ilit to cancel the parade, handing out hand-written leaflets.
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