Ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem against baby autopsy block light rail

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters rallying against a police decision to perform an autopsy on a baby who drowned in a jacuzzi earlier this week are blocking the tracks of Jerusalem’s light rail train.

Police say a number of roads in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh have been closed due to the ongoing protests.

The family of a baby who drowned in an Ashdod hotel jacuzzi two days ago are attempting to halt the autopsy on religious grounds.

>> השוטרים הודפים את המפגינים החרדים בתחנת הרכבת הקלה ברחוב בר לב בירושלים (צילום: "מחאות החרדים הקיצונים") @uriyaelk pic.twitter.com/aMGlo0utsT

— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) April 4, 2018