Five Arrested in Clashes and Blocking of Jerusalem Light Rail Route

Police used a water cannon and stun grenades and detained five suspects after crowds blocked the Jerusalem light rail route and threw stones.

Five suspects were arrested in Jerusalem following disturbances and clashes with police officers, Kikar HaShabbat, Maariv, and The Jerusalem Post reported.

According to the reports, the unrest developed near an event marking the hillula of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and a Simchat Beit Hashoavah celebration. Crowds blocked the light rail route, including an adjacent rail construction site, and hurled stones at officers at the scene.

Police deployed stun grenades and a water cannon to disperse the crowd after protesters defied dispersal orders, taking the five arrested suspects in for questioning.