Israeli police fire stun grenades in Al-Aqsa Mosque
\nPublished yesterday (updated) 10\/06\/2011 21:11<\/p>\n
JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces fired stun grenades at worshipers in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque after prayers on Friday, police and Palestinian officials said.<\/p>\n
The Al-Aqsa Foundation said forces raided the mosque, the third holiest site in Islam, from the Bab Al-Maghariba entrance and clashed with Palestinian worshipers.<\/p>\n
Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said forces entered the holy site after Palestinians threw stones at officers near one of the gates, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported.<\/p>\n
Rosenfeld said police used stun grenades to disperse the crowd.<\/p>\n
A Jerusalem police spokeswoman said officers fired tear gas and one person was arrested.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the Islamic authorities that run the mosque said one or two youths had been throwing stones, but the incident ended quickly. …source<\/a><\/p>\n