Unexplained Meah Shearim Violence on Wednesday Morning

(Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008)

Youths in Yerushalayim’s Meah Shearim neighborhood on Wednesday morning threw rocks at cars and buses and set garbage bins on fire. They also tried to set a commercial vehicle ablaze but Baruch Hashem, there were prevented from doing so.

Police report arrests are expected, adding they do not understand what sparked the violent acts. No injuries were reported.

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel – written on isru chag in Eretz Yisrael)

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One Comment

  1. mormat says:

    Boredom!!!
    Btw, I passed through there & the trouble was not caused by youth dressed in yerushalmi garb from meah shearim rather it was from outsiders who came to celebrate in what has now become an annual night of chaos & craziness. Just wanted to clarify that.

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