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ITN News, UK
Dec 29 2011
Fight breaks out at Jesus' birth site
Wed Dec 28 2011 15:42
A fight has broken out among priests at the site where Jesus is
believed to have been born.
Palestinian police stormed the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
on Wednesday after rival groups of Orthodox and Armenian clerics
clashed in a dispute over the boundaries of their respective
jurisdictions inside the church.
About 100 priests and monks, armed with brooms, came to blows during
the cleaning of the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas
celebrations.
Palestinian police, armed with batons and shields, were forced to restore order.
http://www.itn.co.uk/home/35869/Fight+breaks+out+at+Jesus'+birth+site
From: A. Papazian
Dec 29 2011
Fight breaks out at Jesus' birth site
Wed Dec 28 2011 15:42
A fight has broken out among priests at the site where Jesus is
believed to have been born.
Palestinian police stormed the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem
on Wednesday after rival groups of Orthodox and Armenian clerics
clashed in a dispute over the boundaries of their respective
jurisdictions inside the church.
About 100 priests and monks, armed with brooms, came to blows during
the cleaning of the church in preparation for Orthodox Christmas
celebrations.
Palestinian police, armed with batons and shields, were forced to restore order.
http://www.itn.co.uk/home/35869/Fight+breaks+out+at+Jesus'+birth+site
From: A. Papazian