Some 50 Palestinians rioted Wednesday near Rachel's Tomb
in northern Bethlehem.
The rioters stoned security forces and hurled some 18 Molotov cocktails and nine pipe bombs
at the troops.
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One soldier sustained mild injuries and was treated on site. Security forces used crowd-control measures to disperse the riot.
One of the pipe bombs thrown at the soldiers hit the nearby security fence
and damaged it.
Yoav Zitun contributed to this report
You can contact Elior Levy, Ynet's Palestinian Affairs Correspondent, at: paldesk@gmail.com
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