JERUSALEM, May 13, 2017 (WAFA) – A man who allegedly stabbed on Saturday an Israeli policeman outside Chain’s Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem and was shot dead at the scene was later identified as a 57-year-old Jordanian citizen.

Israeli police said the man, whose name was not revealed, arrived in the country a week ago on  a tourist visa and that investigation was still ongoing.

The Israeli police officer reportedly stabbed received moderate injuries. He was known for attacking Muslim worshippers, particularly women at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The alleged stabbing took place outside one of the gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Palestinians said in Jerusalem that police chased women inside the mosque following the stabbing and that they arrested a Palestinian mosque guard after the filmed the police chasing and attacking women.

The film, put on the internet, showed police chasing and trying to grab attacking Palestinian women inside the Muslim holy place.

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