Shooting at the Western Wall: A woman belonging to the "Shalim cult" who arrived at the Western Wall plaza this evening (Wednesday) was shot in the legs after she failed to respond to the policeman's calls at the entrance.
According to eyewitnesses, a police officer stationed at the Western Wall plaza noticed a woman, who was covered as is customary for women of the sect, and suspected that she was a terrorist trying to harm worshippers at the Western Wall. He asked her to stop and identify herself.
After the woman did not respond to his call, he fired a warning shot into the air. The woman continued to advance towards him, and then he fired a shot at her legs - hitting her leg.
After the shooting, the police took control of the woman, and then it turned out that she belonged to the women of the 'Shalim cult'.
MDA forces evacuated her to the hospital for medical treatment.
The Jerusalem Police stated: "A woman covered in black clothes and blankets arrived at the entrance to the Western Wall. She advanced towards the police officer at the entrance in a suspicious manner. The police officer called out to her to stop. When she did not respond to his calls and continued to advance towards him, he fired a shot in the air, and after she did not respond and continued towards him, he fired a shot towards the suspect's legs, hitting her leg.
"The suspect was arrested. The police took control of her."
"The examination revealed that this was a Jewish woman. The background to the incident is unclear, she was evacuated by MDA. The situation has returned to normal in the Western Wall area."
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