British Student Is Fatally Stabbed on Train in Jerusalem<br />By IAN FISHERAPRIL 14, 2017<br />JERUSALEM — A British student in her early 20s was stabbed to death on Friday on a<br />Jerusalem commuter train during a busy week of religious observances in the city.<br />The attack took place after noon as the train passed near the Old City, packed with Christians observing Good Friday, Jews observing Passover<br />and Muslims in weekly Friday Prayer at Al Aqsa Mosque, the police said.<br />" the statement by the university said. that The university condemns such acts of terror<br />that harm innocent people, and especially a student who came to Jerusalem to study and widen her academic horizons,<br />Tourists interviewed at the Old City expressed sadness<br />but said they visited Jerusalem — on high alert during the holidays, with an expanded police presence — understanding the risks of the continuing conflict, now at a relatively low level.<br />Hebrew University identified the student as Hannah Bladon, part of an exchange from the University of Birmingham.<br />Palestinian officials have reported more than 250 Palestinians killed during the same<br />period — most, according to Israel, while carrying out attacks or trying to.
