Riot police break up monks' brawl

Israeli police burst into one of Christianity’s holiest churches today and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus’ tomb.

Riot police break up monks' brawl

Israeli police burst into one of Christianity’s holiest churches today and arrested two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus’ tomb.

The clash broke out between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion, burial and resurrection.

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