Gunmen seize rooftop of Bethlehem's city hall

Gunmen today seized the rooftop of Bethlehem’s city hall near Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity, and pointed their weapons at police below.

The Church of the Nativity, one of Christianity’s holiest shrines, stands over the grotto where tradition says Jesus was born.

It was not immediately clear why the gunmen were threatening the police nor why they had seized the rooftop.