During the knife attack, the young terrorist attempted to grab the military police officer's gun and fire it but he failed before fleeing the scene, chased by a swarm of other armed cops. He was shot dead a short distance away, close to the American Colony, one of the city’s most famous hotels where Tony Blair lived for five years when he was Middle East envoy. Cops identified the terrorist as a teenage Palestinian from East Jerusalem. A border guard officer managed to kill the attacker with a single shot from around 50 yards away
Horror video footage of the incident emerged soon after, taken by a motorist who had pulled over yards from where the sharpshooter was taking aim. The terrorist could be seen to slump to the ground as shocked drivers reversed away. Falafel restaurant boss Abu al Maher witnessed the aftermath of the incident as armed police flooded the area. He said: “This is shocking but it happens all the time in this city.”