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Excerpts from AP coverage: “Israeli forces stormed Jerusalem‘s holiest shrine Sunday, firing stun grenades to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing Palestinian protesters in a fresh eruption of violence at the most volatile spot in the Holy Land. A wall of Israeli riot police behind plexiglass shields closed in on the crowd, sending many protesters — overwhelmingly young men — running for cover into the black-domed Al-Aqsa mosque. The mosque is one part of the compound known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Dozens of protesters remained holed up inside the mosque for several hours, occasionally opening shuttered doors to throw objects at police. The Israeli forces did not enter the building, and the protesters eventually left peacefully and the compound was closed, police said. There were no serious injuries. Israel‘s national police chief, David Cohen, accused a small group of Muslim extremists of trying to foment violence — echoing a charge made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu two weeks ago. ‘The police will act with a strong hand against anyone who disrupts order on the Temple Mount and against those incite to riot,’ Cohen said….”
HEADLINES TO TRACK:
- Twin blasts kill 136 in Baghdad
- Afghanistan president says runoff must be held
- Turkish PM to visit Iran
- U.N. inspectors reach Iran’s new nuclear site
- Iran sidesteps deadline for UN-backed nuclear deal
- Khamenei blames U.S. for suicide bombings in Iran, vows to punish terrorists
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