Tourist hurt in rock-throwing near fabled site of Jesus’s tomb
Man, 56, lightly hurt in the head near Garden Tomb in Jerusalem; police arrest teenager
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleStuart Winer is a breaking news editor at The Times of Israel.
The Garden Tomb outside the walls of the Old City, Jerusalem. (Flash90/Yossi Zamir)
A man was injured after being hit in the head by a rock thrown at a group of tourists near the Garden Tomb in Jerusalem, the Magen David Adom emergency services said Tuesday.
The victim, a 56-year-old tourist, was treated for light injuries after being hit by a rock at the Christian holy site, just north of the walls of the Old City.
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy who was taken away for questioning.
The Garden Tomb, is a rock-cut burial site standing in the shadow of a skull-shaped hill known as Golgotha, which is considered an alternative site of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
AFP contributed to this report.
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