Israeli police hunt for Jewish suspect after Bedouin man stabbed
Suspect described by police as 'visibly religious' with investigators suggesting incident in Ashdod was 'nationalistically motivated'
Israeli police issued this photo of the scene of the stabbing in Ashdod (Israel Police/Twitter)
Published date: 5 January 2017 10:55 GMT
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Last update: 7 years 10 months ago
A Bedouin man was stabbed on Thursday morning in the port of Ashdod in southern Israel, according to Israeli media reports.
The 40-year-old was treated by paramedics for stab wounds following the incident, the Haaretz newspaper reported.
Police were searching for a Jewish suspect described as "visibly religious" while investigators said that the incident may have been nationalistically motivated.
Earlier on Thursday a 20-year-old Bedouin man was arrested in the southern city Be'er Sheva after he had grabbed a security guard's sidearm.
Police said the man had been arrested after fleeing on foot.
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