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Siege after Israeli police raid âholyâ site
Hundreds of Palestinians have barricaded themselves into a Jerusalem holy site after an Israeli police raid, according to reports. Officers stormed the al Aqsa Mosque firing stun grenades, tear gas and baton rounds after stones were thrown at Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall, police and witnesses said. At least six people are reported to have been wounded. A senior official in the Islamic Trust, which administers the mosque compound, tried to calm the situation, urging worshippers to go home, witnesses said. Most have left, but several hundred stone throwers remain...Posted by: Lux 2004-04-02 |
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