Jerusalem: Ultra-Orthodox protesters hurl stones at police

Ultra-Orthodox protesters at Bar Ilan intersection in the capital began throwing stones at police officers. Police forces are now using crowd dispersal measures to clear the rioters. A patrol vehicle was damaged.

The riots emerged during a protest near Sanhedria cemetery in Jerusalem, where Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is buried, against what demonstrators say to be its early closing hours. (Noam Dvir)