A tourist and a police officer are hurt Thursday in an apparent violent protest on the Temple Mount.
According to police, Palestinians threw rocks, chairs and “other objects” from within the Al-Aqsa Mosque toward a group of tourists, lightly hurting one tourist in the leg.
When police moved to respond, one officer was lightly hurt as well from the thrown objects and was taken away to receive medical care.
A lightly wounded tourist being carried off the Temple Mount by police officers after being hit by a rock thrown by a Palestinian protester from within the Al-Aqsa Mosque, June 7, 2018. (Israel Police)
Police proceeded to arrest two suspects believed to have taken part in the stone-throwing.
“Actions are being taken to identify other participants” in the violence, a police statement reads.
Visits continue at the site unhindered after the incident.
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