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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (17608)	2/11/2007 6:24:53 PM
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Teenagers in attack on police at holy site RAVI NESSMAN IN JERUSALEM Last updated: 11-Feb-07 00:18 GMT PALESTINIAN teenagers threw stones at Israeli police and attacked a Canadian tourist bus yesterday in a new wave of protests against Israeli construction near one of the world's holiest sites. The violence came a day after police stormed the disputed compound in the Old City, using tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Muslims who rioted after Friday prayers. Protests against the construction have spread throughout the Muslim world, where demonstrators accused Israel of plotting to harm Islamic shrines. Israel denies the repair work and accompanying excavations will come anywhere near the compound, known as the Temple Mount to Jews, and the Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. Violence continued yesterday as Palestinian teenagers set bins on fire in the streets of east Jerusalem, just outside the Old City, and threw rocks at police gathered nearby. The police, on horseback and in riot gear, responded by firing tear gas to disperse the protesters. Angry Palestinians also pelted a bus carrying Canadians on a tour of the Mount of Olives holy site in east Jerusalem. "We were driving and all of a sudden a bunch of kids started picking up rocks and whatever they could get their hands on and started throwing them at the bus," said tourist Dave Wood. The compound - a catalyst for earlier rounds of Israeli-Palestinian fighting - is home to the golden-capped Dome of the Rock shrine and Al Aqsa Mosque, and is believed to be the site where the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven. It is the third-holiest site in Islam. Web links Israeli Government gov.il Haaretz haaretzdaily.com Jerusalem Times jerusalem-times.net Related topic Middle East conflict news.scotsman.com This article: news.scotsman.com