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Huge fire breaks out in Al-Aqsa mosque compound

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Picture retrieved from @EylonALevy/Twitter

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Jerusalem - The cause of the blaze at the holy site could not immediately be confirmed.

Published: Mon 10 May 2021, 10:06 PM

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  • AFP

A huge blaze broke out Monday evening in Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque compound, visible from various parts of the city, AFP journalists said.

The cause of the blaze at the holy site could not immediately be confirmed, but it followed violent clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police which medics said left 331 people wounded.



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