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Israeli Police Detain Jerusalem Grand Mufti in Wake of Temple Mount Attack

© AFP 2023 / AHMAD GHARABLIJerusalem’s Mufti Mohammed Hussein posing in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City (File)
Jerusalem’s Mufti Mohammed Hussein posing in front of the Dome of the Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, in Jerusalem's Old City (File) - Sputnik International
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Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein of Jerusalem was detained by Israeli police after an attack at the Temple Mount complex, Jerusalem's holy site, according to report of local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Israeli police detained Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein of Jerusalem amid an investigation of an attack at the Temple Mount complex, Jerusalem's holy site, local media reported on Friday.

Grand Mufti's predecessor, Ekrima Sabri, was also detained following the attack, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported.

Israeli borderguards patrol in Jerusalem's Old City on July 14, 2017, following an attack - Sputnik International
Two Israeli Officers Die Following Attack on Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Earlier in the day, two policemen died, and a third was wounded after three armed assailants opened fire at the Temple Mount complex.

Following the attack, the complex was cleared of visitors and closed off to carry out searches at the site, according to the newspaper.

The last time the Temple Mount complex was closed off was after the 2014 assassination attempt on Yehudah Glick, an incumbent member of the Knesset, according to the Haaretz newspaper. The cancellation of Friday prayers has not been done since 2000, the newspaper added.

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