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Official: West Bank settlers set fire to Mosque
Ma`an News Agency
December 11, 09
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=245954

Nablus – Ma’an – Israeli settlers set fire to the Al-Kabir Mosque in the village of Yasouf, east of the town of Salfit early on Thursday, local officials said.

The village’s mayor, Abdul Rahim Musleh, told Ma’an that settlers entered broke the main gate of mosque at 4am and set fire to the building’s second floor.

He said the fire destroyed copies of the Quran and blankets which were inside. Settlers also wrote graffiti in Hebrew on the mosque’s floor saying “We will have our revenge” and “We will burn you all,” the official added.

Residents of the village scrambled to put out the fire, he said. Palestinian Authority security forces also arrived and began an investigation.

The modern mosque stands in the center of the village of 2000 people.



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