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MONK FIGHT IN JERUSALEM
NBC News Transcripts
November 9, 2008 Sunday
A rather unusual picture out of Jerusalem today. A knock-down,
drag-out battle between monks. The brawl between Armenian and Greek
Orthodox monks broke out at the place where Jesus is believed to have
been entombed. Officials say tensions regularly run high among the
six religious groups responsible for maintaining the site.
Up next a story just as shocking today as it was when the news first
broke 30 years ago.
NBC News Transcripts
November 9, 2008 Sunday
A rather unusual picture out of Jerusalem today. A knock-down,
drag-out battle between monks. The brawl between Armenian and Greek
Orthodox monks broke out at the place where Jesus is believed to have
been entombed. Officials say tensions regularly run high among the
six religious groups responsible for maintaining the site.
Up next a story just as shocking today as it was when the news first
broke 30 years ago.