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03-03-06, 18:09
Riots after Jews throw firecrackers in Nazareth church
By Jack Khoury, Yoav Stern and Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondents
Three unidentified assailants carrying gas canisters threw firecrackers inside the Basilica of Annunciation in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on Friday afternoon, wounding several congregants, witnesses said.
The three hid firecrackers and small gas canisters in a baby stroller and detonated the firecrackers inside the church during a special prayer for the opening of Lent.
According to witnesses, two young Jewish women and a man entered the basilica compound disguised as Christian pilgrims. Public Security Minsiter Gideon Ezra, speaking on Channel 2 TV News, confirmed the three assailants were Jews.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/689946.html
By Jack Khoury, Yoav Stern and Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondents
Three unidentified assailants carrying gas canisters threw firecrackers inside the Basilica of Annunciation in the Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on Friday afternoon, wounding several congregants, witnesses said.
The three hid firecrackers and small gas canisters in a baby stroller and detonated the firecrackers inside the church during a special prayer for the opening of Lent.
According to witnesses, two young Jewish women and a man entered the basilica compound disguised as Christian pilgrims. Public Security Minsiter Gideon Ezra, speaking on Channel 2 TV News, confirmed the three assailants were Jews.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/689946.html