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A 16 year old A teenage girl stabbed along with five other people at a Jerusalem Gay Pride parade by a suspect identified as an Ultra-Orthodox Jew has died, according to a hospital statement.
Hadar Elboim of the city's Hadassah Medical Centre said the 16-year-old succumbed to her wounds on Sunday and that her organs would be donated.
Shira Banki had been in critical condition since being stabbed in the back during Thursday's march. The five other victims suffered various degrees of injuries.
The suspect, Yishai Shlissel, was arrested at the scene. He carried out the attack just weeks after being released from a 10-year prison sentence for stabbing participants of the 2005 Gay Pride march in Jerusalem, wounding three people. Police have come under criticism for not keeping him under surveillance.
Authorities said on Sunday they had formed a committee to examine the "background and circumstances" that allowed the latest attack to take place.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, sent his condolences to the family in a statement on Sunday.
The attacker stabbed five other people who suffered various degrees of injuries in Thursday's assault [Reuters]
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Hadar Elboim of the city's Hadassah Medical Centre said the 16-year-old succumbed to her wounds on Sunday and that her organs would be donated.
Shira Banki had been in critical condition since being stabbed in the back during Thursday's march. The five other victims suffered various degrees of injuries.
The suspect, Yishai Shlissel, was arrested at the scene. He carried out the attack just weeks after being released from a 10-year prison sentence for stabbing participants of the 2005 Gay Pride march in Jerusalem, wounding three people. Police have come under criticism for not keeping him under surveillance.
Authorities said on Sunday they had formed a committee to examine the "background and circumstances" that allowed the latest attack to take place.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, sent his condolences to the family in a statement on Sunday.
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