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Wednesday, January 12, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
5 arrested during riots in southern Bedouin towns over forestation work
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice arrest five people during rioting in the southern Bedouin communities of Segev Shalom and Tel Sheva amid protests over tree planting in the Negev Desert.
The five — four Segev Shalom residents and a man from Tel Sheva — are suspected of disturbing the peace, throwing rocks and burning tires.
“Calm has been restored,” a police statement says, adding that officers remain at the scene.
הנטיעות נעצרו, הפרות הסדר לא.
כוחות משטרה פועלים כעת לפיזור מפרי סדר בשגב שלום ובתל שבע. בשלב זה כמה עשרות מפרי סדר במקום ולטענת המשטרה האירועים בשליטה. pic.twitter.com/jB5UuqbDD0— almog boker (@bokeralmog) January 12, 2022
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