 "Man shot dead after grabbing Israeli policeman’s gun near Al Aqsa mosque")
Jerusalem: A man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint mosque compound in Jerusalem on Saturday 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 at the Al Aqsa mosque compound, an icon of Palestinian nationalism, came at a high point of Muslim attendance for the holy month of Ramadan. The police statement identified the slain man as a 26-year-old resident of Hura, a Bedouin town in south Israel. There were no police casualties, it added. Reuters could not immediately verify the account independently. Israeli-Palestinian tensions are simmering after months of violence in areas of Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Israeli-Palestinian tensions are simmering after months of violence in areas of Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank
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