Two Border Police officers lightly injured when grenade detonated accidentally in Hebron

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Two Border Police officers were lightly wounded by shrapnel from a grenade that apparently detonated accidentally at a guard post near the Cave of the Patriarchs, also known as the Ibrahimi Mosque, in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Police say that the incident is under further investigation.

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