JERUSALEM, September 13, 2009 (WAFA)- the Israeli police released a man suspected of shooting 2 Palestinians in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Suspect tells investigators he was assaulted by group of Palestinians while walking with friend in Old City; Ynet said.

The Jerusalem Magistrates' Court Saturday evening released a man suspected of opening fire at two Palestinians at a parking lot in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday to house arrest.

The suspect was released on his own bail under restricting conditions until September 21.

Investigators estimate that the man, in his 20s, opened fire at the Palestinians after feeling threatened. An initial investigation confirmed that he was assaulted by a group of Arabs while strolling in the Old City with a friend. The suspect, police say, fired a warning shot into the air, but when he saw that the assailants were not deterred he shot two of them, a 40-year-old man and a 13-year-old boy, beneath the waist.

The two injured, who are residents of east Jerusalem's Silwan neighborhood, were evacuated with mild injuries to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.

The shooter said during his interrogation that he was attacked by six people. He admitted to opening fire at them as they approached him, using a rifle in his possess