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| Policeman Hurt In Clashes On Temple Mount; Site Closed |
| 2014-04-17 |
| [Ynet] Masked Arab youths hurl stones at security forces, dispersed using stun grenades; second policeman hurt in Old City stone-throwing incident. Dozens of Arab youths, some masked, rioted on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning, throwing stones and fire crackers at security forces at the site. A policeman was lightly hurt. The site had opened to visitors as planned, but was closed after the festivities began. The rioters were dispersed using stun grenades and other crowd control measures. An electrical junction box at the entrance to a mosque sustained some damage. Elsewhere, young Arab protesters threw stones at coppers in an alley in the Old City. One policeman was lightly maimed. In recent days, there have been a series of festivities between police and young Arabs on the Temple Mount, and security forces have attempted to prevent Arab youths from gathering at the mosques in the area. Paleostinian media reported that 25 Paleostinians had been hurt in the festivities, and that a guard at the mosque had been tossed in the clink Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! . Police also reportedly declared the site a closed military zone and sealed off the Mughrabi Gate into the Old City. On Monday, police also detained five far-right Israeli activists who had travelled to the Temple Mount with livestock, intending to make an animal sacrifice for Passover. Police believe the move was a concerted effort to disturb the peace, and handed the sacrificial animal over to officials at the Agriculture Ministry. |
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