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French Catholic nun assaulted in Jerusalem, video sparks outrage, Israeli police arrests the attacker
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French Catholic nun assaulted in Jerusalem, video sparks outrage, Israeli police arrests the attacker

The Indian Express·Express Global Desk·about 1 month ago
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The incident took place in East Jerusalem. (Screengrab from video) Visuals of an attack on a French Catholic nun in Jerusalem have drawn widespread condemnation and renewed concerns over the safety of religious minorities in the contested city. A video clip showed a man running up behind the nun as she walked down a street before pushing her over with force. The nun’s head was close to hitting her head on a block of stone. The attacker initially walked away but returned to kick the victim as she lay on the ground, and stopped when a passerby intervened. The BBC reported that the attacker was wearing a Jewish kippah and tzitzit. Israel’s foreign ministry denounced the attack as a “shameful act”. The Israeli police said they have arrested a 36-year-old man on grounds of racially-motivated assault.…

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