Six stabbed at Jerusalem Gay Pride - An ultra-Orthodox Jew allegedl- Navbharat Times Photodhamal

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An ultra-Orthodox Jew allegedly stabbed six Gay Pride marchers in Jerusalem on Thursday, gravely wounding one of them, just weeks after completing a 10-year sentence for a similar attack, police and medics said.The assault occurred in Jerusalem's city centre, with witnesses describing terrifying scenes of an assailant, dressed in ultra-Orthodox style garb, storming the parade with a knife.

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The man was quickly arrested at the scene amid scenes of pandemonium, but the parade pushed ahead defiantly afterwards, even with blood on the road.

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A police spokesman identified the suspect as Yishai Shlissel, who was released from jail three weeks ago after having served his sentence for wounding three marchers in an attack in 2005.

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Media reported that Shlissel had posted a letter on the Internet speaking of the "abomination" of a Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem.

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One of the victims, a woman, was in "very serious condition," while two others were less seriously wounded, according to Magen David Adom, the Jewish equivalent of the Red Cross. Three others were lightly hurt.

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