Palestinians riot near Rachel's Tomb

Some 50 Palestinian stone security forces in northern Bethlehem; one soldier lightly hurt
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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
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