Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site
02/04/2004 - 12:31:46Israeli police today stormed a disputed Jerusalem holy site after Muslim prayers, firing plastic bullets, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse hundreds of Palestinian stone throwers.
Police spokesman Shmuel Ben-Ruby said officers entered the Al Aqsa Mosque compound after Muslim worshippers threw stones at police deployed nearby.
Police said there were no injuries. However, one worshipper, who refused to give his name, said he was hit in the leg by a plastic bullet.
The mosque compound is known to Jews as the Temple Mount, site of biblical Jewish temples.
The walled site is revered by Muslims and Jews and is one of the flashpoints in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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