Tampa Bay Times · St. Petersburg, Florida · 6 April 2023
CP-2023-025
Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalation
By Isabel Debre and Fares Akram, Associated Press, Jerusalem
Transcribed from the clipping
“JERUSALEM — Israeli police stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City early Wednesday, firing stun grenades at Palestinians who hurled stones and firecrackers in a burst of violence during a sensitive holiday season… Medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent said that at least 50 people were injured… U.N.
Mideast envoy Tor Wennesland said he was ‘appalled by the images of violence’ at Al-Aqsa…”
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A third paper, a third headline, and this lede is the only one of the three that begins Israeli police stormed.
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"Violence at Jerusalem holy site raises fears of escalation," Tampa Bay Times, 6 April 2023, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2023-025. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2023-025
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