Thursday, June 30, 2005

HAREDI MAN STABS 3 AT JERUSALEM GAY PRIDE PARADE

Haredi man stabs three at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade
What started off as a lively parade of nearly 5,000 Gay Pride activists quickly turned violent Thursday as three young marchers were stabbed by ultra-religious protestors of the parade. Witnesses said they saw a young, ultra-Orthodox youth dart into the crowd of marchers and stab a young man and woman as they neared the corner of Ben Yehuda Street and Hahistradrut Street. The young woman was injured on her left forearm, while the young man received wounds to his right wrist and a deeper injury to his left upper torso. When nearby marchers saw what had happened they tried to detain the youth, who lightly injured a third ale before running into a group of ultra-Orthodox men standing on the sidewalk. The three victims were taken to Bikur Holim Hospital in the city center and were listed in stable condition by paramedics on the scene.

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