Dozens arrested as ultra-Othodox protest blocks major roads

Up to 50 people have been detained by police in mass protests across the country after a member of the ultra-Orthodox Lithuanian community was arrested for draft dodging.

A number of major highways have been closed after protesters flooded roads in an attempt to stop traffic.

Police say that one officer suffered light injuries after he was attacked by a minor in protest at the Nitzan Junction on Route 4. The youth was arrested.

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