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Israeli police assault worshipers, arrest 3 Palestinians near Aqsa

The Israeli police assaulted a number of worshipers following Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem and arrested three Palestinian youths.

Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli police attacked a group of worshipers as they were leaving al-Aqsa Mosque after Friday Prayer.

The Prisoners Media Office said that the Israeli police arrested three Palestinian youths and violently beat one of them at al-Aqsa gates.

About 40,000 worshipers attended Friday Prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque amid tight Israeli restrictions.

Source: The Palestinian Information Center

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