A 16-year-old girl Shira Banki died today after she was stabbed by an ultra-Orthodox man at the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem on Thursday. Five other people were wounded in the attack.
A gay rights group, Jerusalem Open House, said in a statement that Banki was in critical condition after the stabbing. From Facebook:
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The attacker, Yishai Shlissel, was released from prison early about three weeks ago; he was serving a 12-year sentence for attacking and wounding three people at a pride parade in 2005.
Suspect in today's Jerusalem stabbing is apprehended–he was previously imprisoned for stabbing 3 at '05 Pride Parade. pic.twitter.com/vPpilzfUw0
PHOTOS: The moment an Orthodox Jewish man attacked people at Jerusalem's gay pride parade. http://t.co/5U50dSmqV1 pic.twitter.com/Omj45YrNjT
An ultra-Orthodox attacker stabbed six people at the Jerusalem gay pride parade http://t.co/0Gp2HkIuEU pic.twitter.com/EAn88OdGdg
Jerusalem Pride Parade stabber distributed pamphlets announcing his intentions in advance http://t.co/zDNDIarWQa pic.twitter.com/Q3ppfzIAH8
Israel's Prime Miniser, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that attack was a "despicable hate crime" and offered his condolences to her family and friends.
Shira Banki, 16 years old. May her memory be a blessing. pic.twitter.com/OtrQRFAJgA
[via BuzzFeed News]
