Arrests at holy site in Jerusalem

Jerusalem, 26 Oct-(ANA)-Israeli police and Palestinian worshippers have clashed at Jerusalem's most sensitive religious site.

Police arrested 12 people who were throwing stones in the Temple Mount compound, known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, a police spokesman said.

The site houses both the al-Aqsa mosque and the Jewish holy site, the Western Wall. A spokesman said police did not enter the al-Aqsa mosque itself.

The clashes came amid rising tensions in the past weeks over the area. (ANA)

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