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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Police say Muslim worshipers hurling rocks at officers on Temple Mount
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePalestinian Muslim worshipers hurl rocks at police officers as they flooded the Temple Mount complex, ending a two-week boycott of the holy site over the new Israeli security measures at the holy site.
According to a statement from police spokeswoman Luba Samri, a number of rocks fell on to the Western Wall plaza blow. No injuries to Jewish worshipers were reported.
The statement says one officer on the Temple Mount was injured after being struck in the head by a rock.
Samri says Palestinian and PLO flags placed near the Al-Aqsa Mosque were removed by officers, and that rioting worshipers were dispersed by officers at the scene.
The statement says and calm has been restored to the holy site.
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