British student stabbed to death on tram on trip to Jerusalem
A YOUNG British tourist who was stabbed to death in Jerusalem on Good Friday has been named as Hannah Bladon.
She was attacked while she travelled on a light rail train near the Old City, which was packed as Christians celebrated Good Friday and Jews marked Passover. Mark Regev, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, said: “My thoughts are with the family and friends of UK student Hannah Bladon, who was murdered in a senseless act of terror in Jerusalem today.”
Ms Bladon, a student at the University of Birmingham, had been on an exchange programme with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since January. It said: “The Hebrew University and the Rothberg International School express our deep sorrow over the murder of a British student, Hannah Bladon, in today’s attack.
“We extend our deepest condolences to her family and we share in their sorrow. The university condemns such acts of terror that harm innocent people, and especially a student who came to Jerusalem to study and widen her academic horizons. The university administration and staff will provide all necessary support to students, faculty members and their families in Israel and around the world.
“Hannah Bladon came to the Hebrew University as part of a student exchange from the University of Birmingham. Hannah began her studies here at the end of January 2017 and was supposed to continue her studies until the end of the current semester.”