two of the octogenarians in their backs . The attack , which ironically took place adjacent to the Peace Forest , occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. when five women , all in their 80s , were walking together on the popular Haas Promenade in Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot , police said . Relevant to your professional network ?
He has been charged with one count of murder , two of attempted murder and 12 counts of serious assault following the incident . A British man , Tom Jackson , is in a critical condition in hospital with wounds to the head , chest and stomach after trying to save Ms Ayliffe - Chung . Another British backpacker , Chris Porter , is being treated for wounds to the ankles and an Australian worker at the hostel , Grant Schulz , has been discharged after being stabbedconflict.attack.nain the leg . Queensland police have ruled out extremism as a motive for the murder . Despite this , far - right senator Pauline Hanson used the murder to reissue her call for a temporary ban on all Muslim immigration to Australia .
The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . March 14 , 2016 - ISIS claims responsibility fo the assassination of a Shia cleric in Bangladesh . Hafiz Abdul Razak was stabbedconflict.attack.nato death in Jhenaidah in southwestern Bangladesh . The attack is believed to have been inspired by ISIS . March 16 , 2016 - A pro - ISIS group in the Philippines , Ansarul Khilafah , releases a video showing the beheading of an accused spy , identifying the man as Robert Pepito .
While a forensics team searched the area , police set up roadblocks to find the terrorists . ”Roughly one hour later , Rosenfeld said , Border Police officers arrested two suspects matching the description of the assailants , but after extensive questioning , both young men were released without charges . “Police are continuing to search for the terrorists involved in the attack and hope to make arrests soon , ” he said later in the day . Shortly after the attack , Shaare Zedek Medical Center spokeswoman Shoham Ruvio said both victims were in stable condition and expected to survive . “They are stable and conscious , ” said Ruvio . “ One , 86 years old , was stabbed in the back three times and is in the intensive care unit . The second victim , 82 , was also stabbedconflict.attack.namultiple times and is in the department for heart surgery . She does n’t need surgery , but is being closely monitored due to a preexisting heart condition . ”Meanwhile , Rosenfeld said , security has been heightened throughout the capital , and will continue at elevated levels throughout the holiday . “All public areas will have additional police units deployed and nothing will be left to chance , as the city observes Remembrance Day and Independence Day , ” he said . Last October , the Armon Hanatziv / East Talpiot neighborhood made international headlines after two terrorists from Jebl Mukaber stormed an Egged bus and stabbed and shot four victims to death before being killed by police . To stymie the deadly violence between the Arab and Jewish communities , police temporarily set up a concrete wall and checkpoint around Jebl Mukaber , which was soon taken down amid protests by human rights groups . Near the scene of Tuesday ’s attack , a cross - section of residents expressed shock and indignation that the assailants preyed on women in their 80s . Meir Shahar , 67 , a longtime resident of Armon Hanatziv/ East Talpiot said young Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber have long intimidated and terrorized Jews living in his neighborhood , but said he was stunned that defenseless elderly women were stabbed in the back . “These are old women ! ” he said with clear revulsion . “ What did they do that they should be stabbed ? You fight with an army , you fight with grown men – you do n’t fight with old women ! ” Moreover , Shahar said many Arab residents from Jebl Mukaber work in menial jobs throughout the neighborhood or routinely visit the area , making daily interaction with Jewish residents unavoidable . “All the people from there come to the promenade , to our post office , to our supermarkets and to our hospitals – to every place there – and nobody says ‘ You are Arab , why are you coming here ? ’ ” he said . “The Jewish people in this area are with these people all the time , and it is known that a lot of the people who live there are connected with Hamas . They are not peaceful people , and the [ Jewish residents ] are afraid .
Police then shot and killed the suspect . A Karl Gustav rifle was confiscated at the scene . ( Scene of stabbing attack in Petah Tikva . Credit : Alon Hachman)Shortly beforehand , one Israeli was moderately wounded in a suspected terror stabbing in Petah Tikva . The assailant was also stabbed during the incident , after the haredi victim removed the knife from his neck and stabbedconflict.attack.nathe assailant . The attacker was reported to have died . Magen David Adom paramedics provided initial treatment to the victim , a man thought to be around 35-years - old at the scene , before transferring him to Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus . Dana Somberg and Yasser Okbi / Maariv HaShavua contributed to this report