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Saturday, August 22, 2020
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Saturday, August 22, 2020
Senior cop dismiss reports of violence by police as ‘fake news’
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSenior Jerusalem police officer Ofer Shomer calls reports of police violence at Saturday evening’s protest “fake news.”
“The protesters are using our names and inciting against us,” says Shomer, adding that protesters attacked cops during the demonstration.
“This protest saw very harsh behavior towards police,” Shomer adds.
Asked about a video of a police officer violently attacking protesters, he says that the violence had begun with the demonstrators.
Shomer doesn’t have a specific figure on the number of people detained by police, saying “they were still counting them.”
— Aaron Boxerman and Anat Peled
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