Nazareth quiet after attack in church sparks rioting

[TomClash]

A Jewish man accompanied by his Christian wife and their daughter detonated firecrackers inside the Basilica of the Annunciation in the northern Israeli Arab city of Nazareth on Friday evening, triggering riots that resulted in the injury of 13 police officers and 13 local residents.

Around midnight, a tense calm prevailed in the city.

Police said the man had a history of mental illness. The assailants were not believed to be linked to any ultra-nationalist Jewish group.


Towards evening, the three assailants hid firecrackers and small gas canisters in a baby stroller and detonated the firecrackers inside the church during a special prayer for the opening of Lent.

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