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The occupation detains 8 busses in the village of Sur Baher as they were heading to Al-Aqsa Mosque
March 15, 2015

The occupation police detained on Sunday morning 8 busses in the village of Sur Baher as they were heading to Al-Aqsa Mosque. Wadi Hilweh Information Center was informed that the occupation police established mobile checkpoints at the entrances of the Sur Baher at the same time when 12 busses were leaving the village towards Al-Aqsa under the program of “Jerusalem is our city and Al-Aqsa is our Mosque”. The police stopped 8 busses and attempted to harass them and prevent them from carrying on with their program. The program’s coordinators added that the occupation detained the busses for nearly two hours and checked the IDs as well as questioning the young men; note that the busses were transporting students and teachers of the village’s school as well as some families from the village. When the participants arrived at Al-Aqsa, the Israeli forces detained their IDs at the gates and searched the students’ bags. The occupation police attempted to threaten the program’s coordinators two days ago for carrying out such an event at Al-Aqsa Mosque.