JERUSALEM HOLY SITE IS REOPENED AMID TENSION (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Friday, October 31, 2014, 14:52

Muslim worshippers under the age of 50 were not allowed on to the reopened compound amid security fears

Israeli police have reopened a key Jerusalem holy site after its closure amid tensions following the shooting of a prominent right-wing Jewish activist.

The Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif was reopened ahead of Muslim Friday prayers, but with restrictions on worshippers as a security measure.

Sporadic violence broke out in East Jerusalem and the West Bank but there have been no major clashes so far.

There has been an escalation of tension in the city in recent weeks.

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