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The scene of the stabbing in Jerusalem, November 29, 2015. Credit: Hatzalah
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JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- An Israeli woman was stabbed and injured during an attack in Jerusalem on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesperson said.

Micky Rosenfeld said the woman was evacuated to the hospital for treatment, while the attacker initially fled and was later detained.
A spokesperson for Israeli medical service Magen David Adom said the stab victim was in her 30s and in mild condition.

Hebrew media reported that the victim was an Israeli settler, adding that the attacker fled into a nearby building.

Footage of the scene was uploaded on social media soon after the attack.
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by Nir Hasson and Jack Khoury for Haaretz

A Border Policeman and a 30-year-old woman were wounded in two stabbing attacks in Jerusalem on Sunday morning.

The who woman, who was stabbed in the back while waiting at a bus stop on Shmagar Street in Jerusalem, was named by Ynet as Hisorai Taplaya, 31, a foreign worker from Nepal.

In the first incident, a Border Police officer, in his 20s, was wounded at the entrance to the Old City of Jerusalem. The Palestinian assailant was shot and killed.