JERUSALEM: One person injured in explosion near the Greek-Orthodox Mar Elias monastery

Record ID: 359399

Title: JERUSALEM: One person injured in explosion near the Greek-Orthodox Mar Elias monastery
Date: 7th March 2011
Summary: JERUSALEM (MARCH 6, 2011) (REUTERS) MAR ELIAS MONASTERY, WHERE EXPLOSIVE DEVICE WENT OFF AS IT WAS COLLECTED BY A SANITARY WORKER (AUDIO: CHURCH BELLS RINGING) POLICEMEN AT SITE (AUDIO: CHURCH BELLS RINGING) VARIOUS OF EXPLOSIVES EXPERT SEARCHING CONTENTS OF GARBAGE BAGS NEAR MONASTERY GATE BOMB DISPOSAL ROBOT DRIVING NEAR SITE OF EXPLOSION MORE OF POLICE BLOCKING ROA
Embargoed: 22nd March 2011 12:00
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Location: Jerusalem, Jerusalem
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Country: Israel
Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
Reuters ID: LVA4NXYVRJ6IX5C6CR2E8KHDOBIQ
Story Text: Israeli police investigate explosion near a Greek-Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem.
Israeli police reported on Sunday (March 6) that an explosive device went off near the Mar Elias monastery in Jerusalem, injuring one person.
According to a police report, a small pipe-device went off as a municipality sanitary worker was collecting it around 07:30 AM local time, injuring him moderately. The worker was evacuated to a local hospital. The police spokesperson added that the incident is still under investigation.
Mar Elias is a Greek-Orthodox monastery located south of Jerusalem, on a road leading to the West Bank cities of Bethlehem and Hebron.
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