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Israeli police Attack Worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque

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Israeli police fire stun grenades in Al-Aqsa Mosque
Published yesterday (updated) 10/06/2011 21:11

JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces fired stun grenades at worshipers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque after prayers on Friday, police and Palestinian officials said.

The Al-Aqsa Foundation said forces raided the mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, from the Bab Al-Maghariba entrance and clashed with Palestinian worshipers.

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said forces entered the holy site after Palestinians threw stones at officers near one of the gates, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.

Rosenfeld said police used stun grenades to disperse the crowd.

A Jerusalem police spokeswoman said officers fired tear gas and one person was arrested.

A spokesman for the Islamic authorities that run the mosque said one or two youths had been throwing stones, but the incident ended quickly. …source