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Israel police arrest man after nun attacked near Jerusalem’s Old City

The Independent·Sam Metz·about 1 month ago
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Israeli police have arrested a 36-year-old man suspected of a racially motivated attack on a nun near Jerusalem's Old City, marking the latest incident targeting Christians. The unnamed individual was taken into custody on Friday, following Wednesday's assault near David’s Tomb – a holy site outside Zion’s Gate on the southern side of the Old City. Police confirmed the arrest was made "on suspicion of a racially motivated attack"; the suspect remains detained. Police video showed the nun with visible bruising, while her alleged attacker was seen wearing tzitzit, a fringed undergarment worn by some observant Jewish men. Olivier Poquillon, director of the French School of Biblical and Archaeological Research, identified the victim as a researcher at his institution, calling the attack an "act of sectarian violence" on X. The Old City in Israel-annexed east Jerusalem is a centuries-old walled enclave built atop millennia of history and home to some of the holiest sites for Jews, Christians and Muslims .…

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