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Clashes Erupt at Al-Aqsa Mosque over Excavations

HeadlineFeb 09, 2007

The deal comes as major clashes erupted today between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian worshipers attending Friday prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque. More than 200 Israeli soldiers reportedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets after Palestinians chanted slogans and threw stones to protest Israel’s ongoing excavations near the site. At least 17 Palestinians were arrested.

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