Fighting reported inside al-Aqsa compound

Fighting reported inside al-Aqsa compound
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Israeli police say that security forces clashed with Palestinian protesters at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem on Wednesday, with demonstrators throwing fireworks and stones at police.

Omar Alkeswani, a Palestinian manager of al-Aqsa, told Al Jazeera that around 20 people were injured inside the compound. The crowd was eventually dispersed after officers used stun grenades, police said.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.