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Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Court extends remand of suspect in attempted arson at Gethsemane church
The Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court extends the remand of a 49-year-old Jewish man suspected of trying to start a fire at a church next to the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem.
Prosecutors are expected to indict the suspect in the coming days and ask that he remain in custody until the end of the legal proceedings.
The suspect’s lawyer says his client suffers from mental problems, according to the Walla news site.
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