Israeli man kills knife-wielding attacker with blade superhumanly removed from own neck


A Palestinian terrorist stabbed an ultra-Orthodox man in Israel on Tuesday — only to have the victim superhumanly remove the knife from his own neck and then use it to kill the terrorist, The Times of Israel reports.
The insane event went down after the attacker followed the victim into a wine shop in Petah Tikva while the victim was out collecting money for charity. The attacker then stabbed the victim "multiple times" in the upper body according to police.
At one point, the victim managed to break away and fled the store, while the owner of the store hit the attacker and tried to subdue him, police said. The victim then returned to the store, pulled the knife out of his own neck, and stabbed his attacker. [The Times of Israel]
The attacker died soon afterward. The victim, 40, was taken to the hospital and is reported to be in moderate condition.
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