Policemen stoned in east Jerusalem

Protesters riot in A-Tur neighborhood, hurl Molotovs, stones at security forces. Five arrested
Yair Altman|
Five police officers and a civilian sustained mild injuries Tuesday, after protesters rioted in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of A-Tur and stoned them.
Molotov cocktails were also hurled at the officers, who responded by using crowd-control measures.
Five rioters were arrested. The officers and civilian were taken to a Jerusalem hospital for treatment.
Earlier Tuesday, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel published a report that noted an increase in Arab-security forces skirmishes in east Jerusalem over the past 18 months.
The report noted that the east Jerusalem neighborhoods of Silwan and Isawiya were the main places of friction.
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