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| Clashes erupt as Israel police raze mosque |
| 2010-11-08 |
| [Emirates 24/7] Clashes broke out in the southern Bedouin city of Rahat early on Sunday as Israeli police demolished an "illegally-built" mosque in a pre-dawn raid, police and witnesses said. Local residents said thousands of police and border police drove into the southern desert city overnight and set up roadblocks to prevent people from reaching the mosque. Clashes broke out as those living near the mosque poured out of their houses to prevent the demolition, and police fired tear-gas and rubber bullets, a front man for the local branch of the Islamic Movement told AFP. "They went into the mosque and jugged those who were praying inside, including me, and drove us outside the city until the operation was over," said Yusuf Abu Jamer. Police confirmed the demolition, saying a local court had ordered the structure be raised as it was built without a permit. "A large number of police demolished an illegally-built structure this morning which was being used as a mosque in Rahat," police front man Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, saying demonstrators had thrown stones to try to stop the operation, leading to two arrests. After the raid, Rahat city council declared a general strike, with a protest planned for later on Sunday, residents said. Abu Jamer said the mosque, one of the biggest in Rahat that had been built to try to combat drug dealing in the area, was one of 17 local mosques built without a permit. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 The only "Baby Milk Factory" worth a damn comes two per female human. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2010-11-08 20:36 |
| #4 #1 built to try to combat drug dealing in the area I guess the old "baby milk factory" ceased being believed. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-11-08 16:33 |
| #3 By "combat" he meant "get a cut from". |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-11-08 14:57 |
| #2 Maybe he was high when he said it. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2010-11-08 11:18 |
| #1 built to try to combat drug dealing in the area Did his lips fall off after that? |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-11-08 09:15 |