Jerusalem – Victim Of Light Rail Stabbing Attack Named As British Student Hannah Bladon

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    Police at the scene where Hannah Bladon, 21, a British exchange student, was killed in a stabbing attack on Jerusalem's light rail near IDF square in Jerusalem, on April 14, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Inset: Hannah Bladon. (Courtesy)Jerusalem – The victim of Friday’s terror attack in the capital’s light rail was named as Hannah Bladon, a 21-year-old exchange student and a British national who was studying in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University.

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    Bladon commenced her studies at the Hebrew University in January 2017 and was expected to complete the program in September. According to Hebrew media reports, Bladon took courses on Bible Studies, archeology and religion at the Rothberg International School. She was previously a student at the University of Birmingham, where she studied religion.

    The Hebrew University extended its condolences to Bladon’s family, saying in an official statement that “the university condemns such acts of terror and murder that hurt innocents who have come to Jerusalem to learn and to enrich their academic knowledge. The university’s administration and staff members are providing all the necessary support to all the students, staff members and families in Israel and abroad. May her memory be a blessing.”

    Just this past January upon beginning her studies at the Hebrew University, Bladon penned a Facebook post in which she reassured her loved ones that she was faring well in Israel despite the tense security situation in the capital. “Security is really tight on campus so no worries at the mo[ment]! Managed to see a lot of sites before starting my classes today so defo [definitely] having a great time! Xx.”

    Bladon was riding the light rail on Friday afternoon when a passenger, identified by police as 57-year-old Jamil Tamimi, pulled a kitchen knife and stabbed her in her upper body, critically wounding her. Paramedics at the scene provided emergency treatment and transferred her to Hadassah University Medical Center in Jerusalem, where Bladon passed away.
    Emergency services evacuate an injured person from the scene of an stabbing attack in Jerusalem Friday, April 14, 2017. Israeli police said a Palestinian man stabbed a woman in Jerusalem, seriously wounding her before forces apprehended him at the scene. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)


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    6 years ago

    Nebech, what a tragedy.

    triumphinwhitehouse
    triumphinwhitehouse
    6 years ago

    in England indigenous white Christians are killed by Muslims and when they visit abroad they are killed as well.