Bethlehem rooftop gunmen demand jobs
20/12/2005 - 11:34:23About two dozen gunmen today briefly seized Bethlehem’s city hall on Manger Square and near the Church of the Nativity, demanding jobs in the Palestinian security forces.
Hundreds of Palestinian police and onlookers rushed to Manger Square after the gunmen appeared on the roof of city hall, pointing their weapons toward the crowd. Police sealed the streets leading to Manger Square.
After about an hour, the gunmen, who have ties to the ruling Fatah movement, met with the governor of Bethlehem and then walked out of the building. It was not immediately clear how the stand-off was resolved.
The Church of the Nativity, one of Christianity’s holiest shrines, stands over the grotto where tradition says Jesus was born.
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