Random tourist stabbed to death in Jerusalem

"An Arab youth approached a group of three or four tourists from behind
and stabbed one man before fleeing," a police spokesman said. "He died
of his wounds."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10294585.htm

wrote:

"An Arab youth approached a group of three or four tourists from behind
and stabbed one man before fleeing," a police spokesman said. "He died
of his wounds."

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L10294585.htm

The report also says:
The spokesman declined to disclose the man's nationality, saying only
that he was a European and that police believed he was likely the
victim of a "terrorist attack".

What I want to know is:
1. How did the spokesman know the assailant was Arab?
2. How did the spokesman know the assailant's motive?

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(Poetic Justice) wrote:

Padraig*Breathnach wrote:

2. How did the spokesman know the
assailant's motive?

Perhaps it was just an educated guess by the police/government?

Or the interpretation with the greatest propaganda value?

A young Italian aid worker was also stabbed to death that same night in
Jerusalem.

http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/...1_1114170.html

Are you sure that it was a different event?

Whatever, it is sad.

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Padraig*Breathnach wrote:

http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/englis
/news/2006-08-11_1114170.html
Are you sure that it was a different event?

Checking Google-News now it seems that it was the same event.

I read about the Italian aid worker on Friday and should have checked
the date/time on the posted Reuters' article.

The Reuters' article seemed to be the first out before all the info was
known like ID'ing the young man as a tourist rather than a named Italian
aid worker.

Yes a sad event and thankful it wasn't two seperate random attacks
targeting Europeans. Regards, Walter



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