The Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat instructed his bodyguards to apprehend a Palestinian man who had just stabbed an ultra-Orthodox Jew in the stomach in the middle of a busy street. Mr Barkat said he and his staff were travelling in a car when he noticed the 'terrorist' with a knife. He and his bodyguard leaped from their car to stop the attacker. Scroll down for video Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, pictured, was driving through Jerusalem when he saw the ultra-Orthodox Jew being attacked by an 18-year-old Palestinian man with a knife in IDF Square earlier today Mr Barkat, centre, praised his security detail, pictured, for the way they deal with the armed attacker
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Nir Barkat stopped his car when he seen the stabbing happen earlier today
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Mr Barkat and his security guard detained the 18-year-old Palestinian man
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The Palestinian stabbed a 27-year-old ultra-Orthodox Jew in the stomach
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The victim was taken to hospital with what is described as 'light injuries'
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He said that an investigation into the attack is continuing although there has been an increase in the level of security patrols around the centre of @placeholder following the incident.