By Canadian Press

Canadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary

Nov 23, 2022 | 11:47 AM

JERUSALEM — A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city.

Rabbi Refaen Rockmill says Aryeh Shechopek was a very special student who was always smiling.

He says the teen will be missed greatly by those at the Harei Yehuda Yeshiva school.

Rockmill says the boy hadn’t been feeling well in the morning and was contemplating whether or not to attend classes.

He says Aryeh did decide to go and died while he was on his way to school.

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The two blasts went off near bus stops during rush-hour traffic, killing the teen and injuring at least 18 others in what police say were attacks by Palestinians.

— With files from Associated Press

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 23, 2022.

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