Rioting In Israel On Yom Kippur
Thursday, October 9th, 2008A riot has broken out in the Israeli city of Acre after an Arab man was assaulted for driving his car during Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. (Sky News)
Cars and shops were damaged as Jews and Arabs clashed and police used force to disperse a crowd of several hundred people.
1. Update: The clashes resume this evening after the end of Yom Kippur.
2. Update: Hospitals prepare for large numbers of wounded in Acre violence (Haaretz)
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