Photos: Israeli Police Shoot Two Palestinian Teenage Girls After They Attack Elderly Man With Scissors

Israeli police shot two Palestinian teenage girls after the
pair reportedly attacked an elderly man with a pair of scissors. One of the
girls was killed in the incident, while the other was injured.

The shocking CCTV footage appears to show the girls, aged 14
and 16, pulling scissors out of their schoolbags before waving the blades
around in the air.

They then advance towards the elderly onlooker, thought to
be 70-years-old. Seconds later, a police officer is seen confronting one of
the girls and shooting her with his pistol.

Attack: The girls appear to pull scissors out of their
schoolbags

Shooting: An officer shot both of the girls, killing one

He then turns his attention to the
other girl and shoots her several times, even after she was lying motionless on
the ground.

It is believed the attack took place outside Mahne Yehuda, a
busy outdoor market in central Jerusalem.

A 27-year-old Israeli security guard was taken to hospital
after the event. 

Shooting: An officer shot both of the girls, killing one

Deadly: Police are believed to have shot one of the girls
multiple times after the attack

He is thought to have suffered cuts on his hand from bullet
shrapnel.

Questions are now being raised over the excessive force used
by police. 

Secured: The area outside the market is taped off by police

Security forces in the area have been on high alert after a
spate of stabbings recently. Eighty-six Palestinians have been killed in a wave
of recent violence since October 1.