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Wary quiet in Jerusalem
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The Jerusalem Post
17/03/2010 03:15

http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=171174

Thousands of police, border police and special forces were deployed on Jerusalem’s streets on Wednesday morning, for the case the Palestinian riots titled “a Day of Rage” might flare up again in the capital.

However, the official estimate is that the unrest will not reignite, and the Temple Mount compound will accordingly be open for visitors of all persuasions.

Overnight Tuesday, a closure on the West Bank was lifted after it had been enforced for three days.

The Tuesday unrest included Arabs, some masked, throwing rocks, setting tires and garbage bins ablaze in east Jerusalem and even using live fire against police forces deployed by the thousands in the capital.

The rioting erupted in the Muslim quarter of the Old City, along with the east Jerusalem neighborhoods of Wadi Joz, Ras el-Amud, Isawiya, the Shuafat refugee camp and Jebl Mukaber, among other locations.


Throughout the day, more than 60 rioters were arrested for throwing rocks, among other violations, and 15 policemen were wounded. Four of those officers were evacuated for medical treatment, while the rest were treated at the scene.

According to Palestinian reports, more than 100 people sustained injuries during the unrest. Palestinian medics said 10 people were seriously wounded, five from rubber bullets.

Abe Selig contributed to this report.

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