One 20-year-old elite police soldier was in serious conditon and another two (28, 30) were moderately wounded after a stabbing attack at Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem in the second incident at the entrance to the Old City Saturday.<br />Police said the seriously wounded man was apparently hit by friendly fire as security forces shot at the assailant.<br />The attacker was killed at the scene and the wounded policemen were evacuated for medical treatment at Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah Medical Center.<br />Public disturbances erupted near the site of the attack soon after.<br />The earlier morning attack at Damascus Gate lightly wounded two Israelis, a 62-year-old and a 65-year-old.<br />A 16-year-old Palestinian attacker was shot and killed by police at the scene.
