Police disperse rioters at holy site

VIOLENCE at a holy site did not affect prayers at the Western Wall ahead of Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, which started yesterday at sundown and ends at sundown today.

Israeli police used stun grenades to disperse Palestinian rioters on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, police said.

The incident took place during a visit by a Jewish group to the site. Deadly violence has erupted there several times in the past.