An Orthodox Jewish assailant stabbed and wounded six
participants in the annual Gay Pride march in Jerusalem on Thursday, police
said. Yishai Shlissel spent 10 years in jail for a similar attack a decade ago
when three marchers were wounded.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned 'as a most
serious incident' what was the worst attack in years on the event in Jerusalem,
a city where the religious population is more prominent than in other parts of
Israel.
Marchers numbering about 5,000 and waving banners were
heading down an avenue when an ultra-Orthodox man jumped into the crowd and
plunged a knife into some of them, witnesses said.
Police arrested Shlissel at the scene. It is understood that
Schlissel was only released from prison three weeks ago following his 2005
attack which injured three people.
Shlissel Captured by a photographer before the incident
Shlissel being pinned down by police
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