Teens Riot in Jerusalem Over Temple Mount
Issue date: 3/16/10 Section: News
JERUSALEM, March 13 (UPI) -- Some Arab teenagers rioted near the Nablus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City Saturday because police limited prayer at the Temple Mount, officials say.
Ynetnews said police stopped the violence, and the few dozen teenagers agreed to pray at a nearby spot.
Also Saturday, a few dozen Palestinians attempted to break through a checkpoint on the West Bank after Israel closed it, the report said.
One of the rioters threw a Molotov cocktail, but no one was injured, and Border Guard officers arrested four people, Ynetnews said.
Ynetnews said police stopped the violence, and the few dozen teenagers agreed to pray at a nearby spot.
Also Saturday, a few dozen Palestinians attempted to break through a checkpoint on the West Bank after Israel closed it, the report said.
One of the rioters threw a Molotov cocktail, but no one was injured, and Border Guard officers arrested four people, Ynetnews said.
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