An alert Be'er Sheva man was able to stop a terrorist attack in progress and bring to the arrest of the two would-be murderers. The incident began around noon today when two Arabs from the PA-controlled areas south of Hevron flagged down a Be'er Sheva taxi, stabbed the driver, and left him bleeding in the street as they attempted to drive the cab away. A man looking down from his apartment porch heard what was going on, grabbed his gun, and ran down to help. "I saw the driver lying on the ground, with one terrorist sitting in the driver's seat and the other one about to get in next to him. I pointed my gun at them and told them to drop their knives. One of them did right away, and then the other one followed. I kept my gun pointed in their direction until the police came. Other people who were around took care of the taxi driver."



The driver is now listed in moderate-to-serious condition in Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva. After questioning the two terrorists, police say that their plan was to snatch a gun from a soldier or policeman and perpetrate a shooting attack.