Clashes escalate in East Jerusalem, many injured

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Jerusalem, July 3 (IANS) Arab-dominated East Jerusalem witnessed largest clashes in years with nearly a dozen people injured Thursday as Palestinians clashed with the Israeli police Thursday over the murder of a teenager. The clashes ensued after the mutilated body of Mohammed Abu Khdair, a 17-year-old from the city's Shuafat neighbourhood abducted Wednesday morning, was found dumped in a forest outside the city, Al Jazeera reported. Local Palestinian youths blocked the light railway and threw stones at Israeli border police, who fired stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. A police spokesman said Abu Khdair was reported missing early Wednesday, the report said.

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