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| Israeli police say man shot dead in Jerusalem had grabbed officer’s gun | Israeli police say man shot dead in Jerusalem had grabbed officer’s gun |
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| Man was killed near al-Aqsa mosque after allegedly firing officer’s gun, in what police describe as terrorist attack | Man was killed near al-Aqsa mosque after allegedly firing officer’s gun, in what police describe as terrorist attack |
| A man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint mosque compound in Jerusalem grabbed an officer’s gun and fired it, prompting the unit to shoot him dead, the force said on Saturday, describing the incident as a terrorist attack. | A man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint mosque compound in Jerusalem grabbed an officer’s gun and fired it, prompting the unit to shoot him dead, the force said on Saturday, describing the incident as a terrorist attack. |
| The incident overnight at the edge of al-Aqsa mosque complex, an icon of Palestinian nationalism, came at a high point of Muslim attendance for the holy month of Ramadan. | |
| The sacred site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, remained relatively quiet on Saturday. | |
| Police identified the dead man as a 26-year-old resident of Hura, a Bedouin town in south Israel. Mansour Abbas, a politician whose United Arab List party is popular in that area, said he was a medical student and questioned the police account. | Police identified the dead man as a 26-year-old resident of Hura, a Bedouin town in south Israel. Mansour Abbas, a politician whose United Arab List party is popular in that area, said he was a medical student and questioned the police account. |
| Reuters could not immediately verify the account independently. Police said the incident took place at a spot not covered by security cameras. Footage of similar incidents in the past has usually surfaced within a short time. | Reuters could not immediately verify the account independently. Police said the incident took place at a spot not covered by security cameras. Footage of similar incidents in the past has usually surfaced within a short time. |
| Israeli-Palestinian tensions are simmering after months of violence in areas of Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and friction at al-Aqsa has often set off violence in recent years. | Israeli-Palestinian tensions are simmering after months of violence in areas of Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and friction at al-Aqsa has often set off violence in recent years. |
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| US-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in a 1967 war, have stalled for almost a decade and show no sign of resumption. | US-brokered peace talks aimed at establishing a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in a 1967 war, have stalled for almost a decade and show no sign of resumption. |