An Arab resident of Silwan in eastern Jerusalem was listed in serious condition Wednesday night, after being stabbed in the back by a Jewish man in the Old City.
A border police patrol later apprehended the attacker, a 24-year-old resident of Neranya. The man has a criminal background, and told police that he did not know the person he stabbed, Israel Television reported.
The stabbing victim was hospitalized at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem.
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