At least 136 people have been injured during clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound. Get the latest on this story:
The injured are believed to have been hit in the face and eyes by rubber-coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenadesAt least 136 people have been injured during clashes between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
The violence at the major holy site, sacred to Muslims and Jews, is an escalation of weeks of violence in Jerusalem that has reverberated across the region.The Palestinian Red Crescent emergency service said 136 people were wounded at the compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, including 83 who were hospitalised.
It said most were wounded after being hit in the face and eyes by rubber-coated bullets and shrapnel from stun grenades.And a need for an explanation for this 🎥 - Israeli policeman throws stun grenade at a group of women and children. There have been clashes outside the Al Aqsa mosque too. Israeli police say three of their officers are injured.
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