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Cops called to Mea Shearim for purported domestic violence case face mob ambush

25 January 2021, 2:41 pm Edit

Police officers who were called to Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim neighborhood, apparently to deal with a domestic violence case, immediately faced an ambush of dozens of rioters who greeted them with a shower of rocks and other objects, the Israel Police says.

One cop was injured in his hand and damage was caused to the police vehicle, police say.

The Kan public broadcaster reports that Border Police officers were called in to rescue the cops.

The statement says police are investigating the purported domestic violence case.

ניידת משטרה שהגיעה לרחוב יואל בירושלים בעקבות דיווח על אירוע אלימות במשפחה, נחסמה והותקפה. שוטר נפגע בידו מיידוי אבנים ונזק נגרם לניידת. השוטרים חולצו מהמקום על ידי לוחמי מג"ב@VeredPelman (צילום: מחאות החרדים הקיצוניים) pic.twitter.com/1eulPi6JX8

— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) January 25, 2021