Six Arrested After Attack on Armenian Church in Jerusalem's Old City
- On Sunday, Israel Police arrested six Jewish Israelis for allegedly spitting and throwing rocks at the Armenian Cathedral of Saint James in Jerusalem's Old City.
- Jerusalemite-Armenian reporter Kegham Balian stated the suspects threw rocks at an Armenian woman filming the event while shouting insults at her.
- Police identified five of the suspects as minors and one as an adult, while the Armenian Patriarchate filed a formal complaint regarding the incident.
- Three suspects were released under restrictive conditions, including being barred from the Old City for 15 days following the incident.
- The remaining three suspects were brought to the Magistrate Court, where police requested an extension to their detention for further investigation.
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Religious Jews attack Christian monastery in Jerusalem
Six suspects were arrested after spitting on the entrance and hurling stones at the historic compound Six religious Jews have been arrested after attacking the historic St. James Armenian Monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City, according to Israeli police. The group, consisting of five minors and one adult, were caught on video spitting on and banging...
Six Israelis detained over alleged assault on Armenian monastery in
LONDON: Six Israelis were detained on Sunday on charges of attacking the entrance of the Armenian Patriarchate’s St. James Monastery in Jerusalem’s Old City. The incident occurred at about 1 a.m., according to an X post by Jerusalem-based Armenian reporter Kegham Balian, who said the group gathered outside the monastery and “took turns spitting at the monastery entrance.”
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