Clashes rock Jerusalem mosque compound for third day

[WorldNews]

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Young demonstrators gathered around the mosque threw stones at police who had entered the compound in large numbers and responded with stun grenades. Police said they cleared debris from the entrance of the mosque and closed the door on those inside who had been throwing stones, fireworks and other objects at security forces. Jordan, which has custodianship rights over Muslim holy places in Jerusalem under its 1994 peace treaty with Israel, warned that relations were on the line.

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