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Police on high alert at disputed Jerusalem shrine

October 26, 2009 By The Associated Press  AMY TEIBEL (Associated Press Writer)

JERUSALEM (AP) — Hundreds of Israeli police patrolled Jerusalem's most volatile holy site on Monday, a day after fierce clashes with Palestinian protesters turned the quiet hilltop compound into a battleground.

The complex, claimed by both Arabs and Jews, was quiet Monday, but after weeks of sporadic violence around the site, police were on high alert.

Beefed-up patrols could be seen...

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