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Stone-pelting at Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra after procession passed near an Iftar gathering in a Mosque in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool

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Stone-pelting at Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra after procession passed near an Iftar gathering in a Mosque in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool

After horrific reports of stone-pelting on the Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri in Delhi, similar news has come from Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. On Saturday night, stones were pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra, organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Holagunda, Kurnool.

When a Shobha Yatra to mark the Hanuman Jayanti was being taken out in Holagunda, it irked the people present inside a local Mosque for an Iftar gathering. As the procession passed, people inside the mosque complained about the ‘loud’ music, which led to the violence. When the procession moved away from the mosque after a request by the Police, the organizers started playing the music again. Reportedly this led to stone-pelting and the procession came under attack.

Kurnool SP, Sudheer Reddy has however blamed the music played in the procession as one of the reasons for the violence. He said, “The VHP organized Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in Holagunda. They used the DJ sets against the advice of the police. When they went near the mosque, police asked them to shut down the DJ sets. But, they stopped in front of the mosque and started raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans. In response, the people from the Muslim community started shouting Allahu Akhbar.”

After the Police force was deployed in large numbers, the situation was taken into control and the crowd was asked to disperse. While 15 people suffered minor injuries in the incident, 20 have been taken into custody based on videos and CCTV footage. Section 144 is imposed in the area to control the situation.

Condemning the violence, Bhartiya Janta Party’s Andhra Pradesh state President Somuveer Raju has demanded the immediate arrest of those who attacked the Hanuman Jayanti procession.

‘No one attacks Masjid, it was to save Hindus’: VHP & Bajrang Dal refute claims of Hindus making human chain to save Mosque in Katihar

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‘No one attacks Masjid, it was to save Hindus’: VHP & Bajrang Dal refute claims of Hindus making human chain to save Mosque in Katihar

A photograph is making rounds on social media networks on the occasion of Ram Navami Shobhayatra from Katihar, Bihar. In the photograph, a group of Hindus can be seen making a human chain in front of Jama Masjid in the district. Several people are sharing the photograph with the claim that the human chain was made by Hindus to save Jama Masjid and Muslims from ‘Hindutva’.

The photograph has been shared widely by the left-liberal section of social media with that claim. State Vice President of NSUI said, “Hindu brothers holding each other hand for the security of the mosque in Bihar & Saving Masjid from Hindutva, these brothers worked like Raindrops in the hot sun. Bond of Brotherhood, Unity & peace never Breaks until Goons not born.”

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Actor turned politician Urmila Matondkar quoted Irshad and said, “Bravo. India… Your Beauty.”

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Actress Shruti Seth also quoted him and said, “My India”.

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Actress Swara Bhaskar said, “Yes! More of this humanity, please!!”

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District President SP Jhasi Syed Tariq Anwar also shared a misleading title with the image.

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‘Why would a mosque need protection?’

Contrary to the claims made on social media, the organizers of Ram Navami Shobhayatra have denied forming a human chain to save the mosque. Speaking to Opindia, Pawan Kumar Poddar questioned, “Why would a mosque need protection? Who was going to attack the mosque? We never attack mosques or Muslims. We live peacefully in Katihar. The human chain was formed to save Hindus from any difficulty.”

He added, “Every year Bhavya Ram Navami Shobhayatra takes place in Katihar. Every year some people in Muslim dominating areas would stand and raise provocative slogans to cause disturbance in the Shobhayatra. We formed human chains at several locations to ensure every devotee attending Shobhayatra was safe while passing through these areas.” 

He said the photograph was misrepresented on social media. It gave a wrong impression of Ram Bhakts. Poddar said, “Ram Bhakts never attack any Muslim or Mosque. We never cause any problem for the Muslims in Katihar. We never attempted to cause any trouble to them. Thus there was no need for a human chain to save the mosque. The only reason human chains were formed was to save the devotees from any mishap.”

Speaking to BBC Hindi, Ritesh Dubey, district chief of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, said, “We did not form a human chain to save the mosque. The devotees involved in our Shobhayatra should not face any kind of difficulty, so we make a procession by making a human chain.”

Ram Navami Shobhayatra in Katihar

On April 10, a seven-kilometre long Shobhayatra was organized by Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal and other Hindu organizations. A large number of people, including women and children, took part in Shobhayatra. It started at 1:30 PM and ended at 7 PM. Two mosques were on the path of Shobhayatra that was Jama Masjid on MG Road and other on Bata Chowk. The viral photograph was clicked on MG Road.

Chattisgarh: Congress MLA’s son booked for assaulting a police constable inside a police station

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Chattisgarh: Congress MLA’s son booked for assaulting a police constable inside a police station

Chhatisgarh Congress MLA Prakash Nayak’s son, Ritik Nayak has been booked by the Raigarh Police for assaulting a constable and a truck driver in a police station. On Saturday, following a spat between the accused’s friends and a truck driver, the MLA’s son went on a rampage inside a Police station in Raigarh.

Ritik, the son of Congress MLA from Raigarh district Prakash Nayak was seen thrashing a truck driver at the Gajanandpuram colony area on Friday night. The truck driver named Mulayam Singh Yadav fled the spot and reached the police station to register a complaint. While Yadav was recording his statement with the Police, Ritik Nayak with his friend reached the police station and started assaulting the driver. Reportedly, when constable Laljeet Rathia tried to intervene, he too was attacked by Nayak and his friends.

While no arrests have been made so far, two separate cases have been registered against Ritik Nayak and his friends attracting various sections of the Indian Penal Code. The cases are registered under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 294 (obscene acts), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt), 34 (common intention), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC. A Police official while talking to the media said, “A dispute broke out between the truck driver, identified as Mulayam Yadav, and Ritik and his associates at Kotraroad bypass. Subsequently, Yadav fled the spot and reached the police station, and Ritik and his aides followed him there.”

Reacting to the incident after the news broke out in the media, Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said, “The state has seen that the police have the power to stop people from taking law into their hands. Be it Prakash Nayak’s son or Bhupesh Baghel’s father, no one is bigger than the law. The Police action was quick.”

MP: Flowers showered on Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra, earlier illegal properties of stone-pelters on Ram Navami procession were razed down

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MP: Flowers showered on Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra, earlier illegal properties of stone-pelters on Ram Navami procession were razed down

Days after the Madhya Pradesh government demolished the houses of rioters who pelted stones at Ram Navami processions in Khargone city, members of the Muslim community were seen showering petals on Hindu devotees during the Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday (April 16).

In a video shared by news agency ANI, Muslim men wearing skull caps were seen showering flowers on the Hanuman ‘Shobha Yatra’, which passed through the narrow lanes of Bhopal.

While speaking about the development, one Zuber Khan remarked, “We are here to welcome our Hindu brothers on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Bhopal is known for its harmony and brotherhood and we will not let anyone to disrupt it.”

Another Muslim man named Sajid Khan claimed, “This is the Ganga-Yamuna culture where Hindus-Muslims live together and help each other in Bhopal. We have come here to show the real culture of Bhopal.”

Police cancel permission for the Hanuman Jayanti procession in the old city of Bhopal

The Bhopal Police on Saturday (April 16) cancelled the permission granted for the Hanuman Jayanti procession in the old city of Bhopal, citing security reasons. The cops said that the procession could pass through parts of the city other than the old city area of Bhopal.

The decision had come after a delegation of Muslim clerics led by Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi met DGP Sudhir Saxena and Home Minister Narottam Mishra. The clerics in the city raised concerns over the permission granted for the Hanuman Jayanti procession. They said that conducting procession in the Muslims-dominated localities would be fraught with danger.

According to the reports, the vice-president of Jai Maa Bhavani Hindu Sangathan (JMBHS), Naveen Khare, had sought permission to initiate the Hanuman Jayanti procession from the Khedapati Hanuman Temple. As per the rituals, the procession was supposed to pass through the old city of Bhopal and other parts of the city.

Riots in Khargone and razing down of houses of rioters

On April 10, a Ram Navmi procession in the Khargone area of Madhya Pradesh was attacked by Islamists which led to communal riots disrupting peace in the state. Stones were pelted at the procession that began in the Talab Chowk area of Khargone.

Riots escalated after several vehicles and shops were set on fire. The cops struggled to pacify the situation and fired tear gas shells to disperse the violent crowd. During the violence, a total of 24 people were injured, including six police personnel.

On April 14, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced financial assistance to the people who lost their homes in the Khargone riots. He said that the stone pelters and the rioters will be greeted with bulldozers and will have to pay the price for damaging the properties in the state.

“The state government will rebuild the burnt properties and will help the victims financially. But I will not spare the rioters. The cost of reconstruction of the burnt homes will be recovered from them. They will be greeted with bulldozers, not flowers”, he affirmed while addressing the crowd on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti.

The Madhya Pradesh government demolished the properties of the stone pelters. “In Madhya Pradesh, we have passed the Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property and Recovery of Damage Bill. The rioters of Khargone will not only be punished but also the damages will be recovered from them. The state government is setting up a claims tribunal for this,” he had announced.

Jahangirpuri violence: Accused Ansar stopped procession, got into argument which escalated to violence, read what the FIR says

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Jahangirpuri violence: Accused Ansar stopped procession, got into argument which escalated to violence, read what the FIR says

The Delhi Police has registered FIR in yesterday’s incident of stone-pelting and attack on the Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra was moving through the C block of Jahangirpuri in Delhi. DCP (northwest) Usha Rangnani has stated that 14 arrests have been made in connection with the violence as of now.

According to the FIR, the procession was moving peacefully. However, when the procession approached the Jama Masjid in C Block at 6 PM, a man named Ansar approached the procession with some of his companions and initiated an argument. This dispute quickly devolved into stone-pelting, resulting in a stampede in the procession. According to the FIR, police attempted to take control of the situation, but a specific segment of the mob disregarded the orders and intensified the sloganeering and set ablaze some vehicles. The crowd kept pelting stones and glass bottles at the procession.

The mob also fired gunshots in which Sub Inspector Medha Lal Meena got injured after a bullet in his hand. Inspector Rajeev Ranjan, the key informant whose information was used to file the complaint, indicated that the entire programme was peaceful until some anti-social members interrupted the procession and began rioting. The FIR has been registered under provisions 147 (Rioting), 148 (Armed rioting), 186 (Obstructing duty of public servant), 353 (Assault on public servant), 307 (Attempt to murder), 427 (damage to property), and 436 (Attack by explosives) of the Indian penal code along with section 27 of the Arms Act 1959.

Several videos are viral on social media in which the mob can be seen flashing swords and other weapons along with chanting slogans of Allahu Akbar.

Reports suggest that nine persons were hurt in Saturday’s communal conflicts, including eight police officers and one civilian. One Sub-Inspector was hit by a bullet fired by the rioters. As per the DCP, his condition is stable. Officials are also examining CCTV videos and social media clips to identify suspects.

The area saw heavy police deployment on Sunday morning. Taking note of the event, Union Home Minister Amit Shah talked with the Delhi Police Commissioner and ordered him to keep a close eye on the law and order situation in the region. To prevent any unanticipated eventualities, more forces have been deployed in regions surrounding Jahangirpuri.

Hans Raj Hans, the Bharatiya Janata Party MP from North-West Delhi, paid a visit to Jahangirpuri Saturday night. He said, “I couldn’t sleep; wanted to go & check the situation myself. Union Home Minister is also awake, keeping every minute’s track.”

Local residents say that Jahangirpuri is a hub of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Delhi, especially in C Block and H2 Jhuggis. B Block of Jahangirpuri also has significant Muslim population. The attack took place between Mangal Bazaar and Kushal Cinema in C Block.

According to authorities, the case of the Jahangirpuri incident is being investigated by the Delhi Police’s special cell and crime branch. Ten investigation teams have been constituted to look into the incident. Rakesh Asthana, Commissioner of the Delhi Police, stated that harsh action will be done against rioters and urged civilians not to believe rumours and fake news on social media.

Delhi: Fire breaks out at Uphaar Cinema where similar incident took lives of 59 in 1997

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Delhi: Fire breaks out at Uphaar Cinema where similar incident took lives of 59 in 1997

On wee hours of April 17, a fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema Hall in Delhi. So far, no injuries have been reported. As per media reports, the fire has affected the balcony and the floor of the cinema hall. Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg, in a statement, said the fire department was informed about the fire at around 4:46 AM. Nine fire tenders were sent to the spot.

It took the fire department around two hours to contain the fire. Garg said that the seats, furniture and rubbish in the cinema hall caught fire. It was contained by 7:20 AM.

Uphaar Cinema Tragedy of 1997

On June 13, 1997, a fire broke out during the matinee screening of the movie ‘Border’ at Uphaar cinema, which was located in South Delhi. Due to a lack of proper safety measures, 59 people died of suffocation (asphyxia). Around 100 people were injured in the stampede resulting from the chaos. A month later, the crime branch of Delhi police arrested theatre owner Sushil Ansal and his son Pranav from Mumbai. The case was then transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from the Delhi police.

On November 8 last year, a Delhi court sentenced the Ansal brothers, namely, Gopal and Sushil Ansal, to 7 years imprisonment on charges of evidence tampering in the infamous 1997 Uphaar fire tragedy case.

The court also imposed a fine of ₹2.25 crores each against the two businessmen. The duo was convicted under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 201 (evidence tampering), and 409 (criminal breach of trust by public servant). Besides, three others, namely P P Batra, Anoop Singh and Dinesh Chand Sharma, were also held guilty.

Karnataka: Mob pelts stones at cops, try to thwart police action against illegal cattle slaughterhouses, read details

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Karnataka: Mob pelts stones at cops, try to thwart police action against illegal cattle slaughterhouses, read details

On Saturday (April 16), a frenzied mob pelted stones at the police in a bid to stop them from raiding illegal cattle slaughterhouses. The incident took place in the Allipura village in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka.

The matter came to light after the GauGyan Foundation, an NGO which works to prevent the illegal slaughter of bovine animals, posted about it on social media. In a tweet, it had informed that about 150 cows and bulls were kept for illegal slaughter and how cattle and their hides, organs and blood could be spotted in the vicinity of the police station.

“The activity is going on near 4 mosques in the area. Our team has reached the ground with police officials, however, cattle have started to be whisked away from other spots due to lax police action,” the NGO had further added.

In a video shared by GauGyan Foundation, several burqa-clad women were seen harassing the police who had gone to the site to prevent illegal cattle slaughter. While refusing to co-operation, the mob began obstructing the cops in the line of duty.

“Mob led by burqa-clad women gathering, threatening of violence and obstructing Karnatakapolice for their action against brutality on, and illegal slaughter of gaumatas and nandis. Are they above the law?” it inquired.

In another video shared by the NGO, it could be seen that the cows were kept in poor condition and were being readied for slaughter. Meanwhile, a mob of men and women had gathered at the site and destroyed the vacuum pipe of the truck that was used to rescue the bovine animals.

It added, “Mob has gathered, they have broken the vacuum pipe of one of the trucks in which rescued gauvansh were loaded – brakes have been failed. Volunteers and cops surrounded by the mob.”

The vehicle in which the NGO members were travelling came under the attack of the mob. They pelted stones and broke the glass panes of a police vehicle. However, the GauGyan Foundation members, with the help of the cops, were able to rescue the bovine animals and escape unhurt.

“Brave action by Chikbellapura police! All gauvansh and volunteers are out safely. We thank the police for rescuing the gauvansh and our volunteers from the murderous mob,” the NGO thanked the police in a tweet.

The GauGyan Foundation had also shared visuals of the police car, which came under the attack of the vicious mob.

Opindia had earlier reported how Muslim residents of Byndoor in Udupi district had boycotted fishermen at the Gangolli fishing port after they had taken part in a mega Padayatra organised to protest against illegal theft and slaughter of cows in October last year.

Several fisherwomen had participated in the protest, irking the local Muslims. Hence, in retaliation, members of the Muslim community had enforced a ban on purchasing fishes from these fisherfolks from Gangolli. In response, the locals stood in solidarity with the fisherfolks and had extended moral support to the fisherwomen of Gangolli.

On the other hand, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal (BD) took strong exceptions to the decision of a particular community for boycotting fish purchases from Gangolli fishing port.

The workers of the local cashew factory had also extended unequivocal support to the fisherwomen at Gangolli fish market during the incident and instilled confidence in them. They had assured the fish vending women that Hindus from different villages would come to Gangolli to purchase fish.

Uttarakhand: Hanuman Jayanti procession attacked in Roorkee, Muslim mob pelts stones and fires at Hindus leaving 10 injured

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Uttarakhand: Hanuman Jayanti procession attacked in Roorkee, Muslim mob pelts stones and fires at Hindus leaving 10 injured

On April 16, a Muslim mob in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, pelted stones and fired at Hindus participating in the Hanuman Jayanti Shobhayatra. Over 10 people, including Police personnel, got injured in the attack. As per reports, Bajrang Dal activists and villagers were taking out a shobha yatra (procession) on Hanuman Jayanti in the Bhagwanpur Police station area of district Haridwar. When the procession passed through the village Dada Patti, a Muslim mob pelted stones from the nearby houses.

Mandwar Police Station in-charge of Ashish Negi, was among the injured. He somehow managed to escape the stone-pelting. The local Police were informed about the incident, after which Bhagwanpur Police Station in-charge of PD Bhatt, reached the spot with the additional police force and controlled the situation. Superintendent of Police (SP) Rural Pramendra Dobal said in a statement that stones were pelted at the procession from the top of the houses. Several people were injured and were shifted to the hospital for treatment.

Stone were pelted in Delhi on Hanuman Jayanti

A similar incident took place in National Capital as well. When the Hanuman Jayanti procession was passing through the C block of the Jahangiurpuri, suddenly some people pelted stones on the process from the rooftops in the area. After the attack, the people in the process also started pelting stones at the attackers in retaliation and triggered communal violence in the process.

Watch: Visuals of stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

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Watch: Visuals of stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri

In the latest incident of ongoing attacks on Hindu religious events, a Hanuman Jayanti procession came under stone pelting at Jahangirpuri in Delhi today, 16th April. After the procession was attacked by stonepelters from rooftops in the area, some people in the procession had also retaliated with stones. After that, the mob had attacked police with stones and gunfire, and several cops and civilians were attacked. On sub inspector of Delhi police was injured after he was shot by the mob.

According to people in the Hanuman Jayanti procession, stones and bottles were pelted on them. They said that the attack was pre-planned, as the attackers were well-stocked with stones and bottles on the rooftops.

After the attack, several visuals of the incident have emerged. Here are some of them:

Swords were brandished by the mob amid the chants of Allahu Akbar.

Several vehicles damaged in the attack on the Hanuman Jayanti procession.

One sub inspector of Delhi police was after he was shot on his hand. He is being treated at Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.

Injured persons arriving at a Delhi hospital.

Visuals show people on rooftops attacking the Hanuman Jayanti procession on the ground.

Visuals show stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession.

Visuals show damaged vehicles after the violence.

Participants of the procession chant slogands.

Police trying to control the situation.

Hindus and Muslims engaged in competitive sloganeering.

One eyewitness narrated the incident.

Several police and civilian vehicles were attacked by the mob. Windshields of several parked vehicles were smashed, and some of the vehicles were badly damaged. The mob had also specifically targeted the police, and had fired shots at them, injuring one sub-inspector.

Police say now the situation is under control in the area. Troops of Rapid Action Force and several companies of Delhi police have been deployed at the Jahangirpur area to prevent more violence.

This is latest in a series of attacks on Hindu processions this week on the occasions of Hindu new year, Ram Navami, Hanuman Jayanti etc. Several such incidents have taken place in several states in the country in the past one week.

Clashes at Al Aqsa mosque: Viral images, videos reveal Palestinians were equipped with stones inside the mosque compound

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Clashes at Al Aqsa mosque: Viral images, videos reveal Palestinians were equipped with stones inside the mosque compound

Hours after clashes broke out between Israeli police and Palestinians inside the premises of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem on Friday (April 15), social media users pointed out how the latter had been collecting stones to pelt at the Israeli forces.

Columnist Yisrael Medad shared a video where Palestinians were seen barricading the Al-Aqsa mosque and collecting stones. While labelling it as a ‘religious service’, Medad pointed out how the stone pelters were not interrupted or stopped by other worshippers within the mosque premises.

Dov Hikind, the founder of America Against Antisemitism, had also shared images of stones that were kept within the mosque premises. He had inquired, “If Ramadan and Al Aqsa truly mattered to Palestinians why would they desecrate the month and the site by bringing stones to throw and playing soccer in there?! Religion is no excuse for violence so don’t try to abuse it.”

Eli Lipshitz, the spokesperson at the Embassy of Israel in Canada, pointed out how the Palestinians were seen covering their faces and carrying rocks in hand. “Glad to see responsible worshipers returning the holy site to a place of worship. Here’s a picture of the attackers,” he had tweeted.

Another Twitter user shared an image of rioters, armed with stones, who were present inside the mosque. They were seen carrying Hamas and PA flags and standing next to a pile of rocks. “Israeli forces entered (the) mosque in order to disperse violent rioters,” he had tweeted.

News reporter Yossi Eli also shared footage of how Palestinians, who were supposedly praying at the mosque, pelted stones at the Israeli forces.

Notably, the news of strikes and the intensification of violence comes during Ramzan, the Muslim holy month, and just before Passover, the Jewish festival. Last year, Israeli security forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramzan which resulted in further escalating tensions and led to an 11-day Israeli action in Gaza in retaliation to Hamas rockets fired at Israel.

In anticipation of terrorist strikes, Israel’s Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, recently instructed the country’s security services to remain on high alert until Ramadan’s end. Following a shootout in Jenin, West Bank, in which three suspected terrorists were killed, this decision was taken.

The three terrorists were killed by Israeli Defense Forces on the night of April 3 near Jenin, a West Bank city. Days following the alert, Israeli Prime Minister Bennett stated that security forces had lately thwarted more than 15 terrorist assaults in the Jewish state.

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