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| Jewish Israeli man near Western Wall killed by guard | Jewish Israeli man near Western Wall killed by guard |
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| A Jewish Israeli man has been shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistook him for a Palestinian militant, police say. | A Jewish Israeli man has been shot dead near Jerusalem's Western Wall after a guard mistook him for a Palestinian militant, police say. |
| Gunfire was heard on Friday morning at the wall - one of Judaism's holiest sites visited by thousands of worshippers each week. | Gunfire was heard on Friday morning at the wall - one of Judaism's holiest sites visited by thousands of worshippers each week. |
| Police say the guard shot the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar". | Police say the guard shot the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar". |
| Hundreds of worshippers were attending morning prayers at the time. The area was closed to visitors. | |
| The incident took place at about 07:40 local time (04:40 GMT). | The incident took place at about 07:40 local time (04:40 GMT). |
| A police spokesman said the guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic). | |
| The man was seen pulling something from his pocket as he emerged from a public toilet at the wall compound, Israeli media reported. | The man was seen pulling something from his pocket as he emerged from a public toilet at the wall compound, Israeli media reported. |
| The Western Wall (or so-called Wailing Wall) is part of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount (known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif), dating back to a time when a Jewish temple stood on the Mount. | The Western Wall (or so-called Wailing Wall) is part of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount (known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif), dating back to a time when a Jewish temple stood on the Mount. |
| Jews go to the Western Wall to pray and leave prayers on pieces of paper between its ancient stones. | Jews go to the Western Wall to pray and leave prayers on pieces of paper between its ancient stones. |
| The site and the area around it has in the past been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians. | The site and the area around it has in the past been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians. |