Three people were wounded in Akko on Saturday night as violent riots continued for the fourth night in a row. According to Nfc, the wounded were a baby and two men, all of whom were hurt when Arabs attacked a group of Jews in a Jewish neighborhood during a chassidic celebration.
While police assured the public that they would quell any attempts to renew the violent riots in Akko, Jewish residents of the city said Saturday night that Arabs continued to attack. Arabs are throwing stones and concrete blocks from the roofs of buildings, they said. Arabs accused Jews of attacking Arab buildings with rocks.
YNET
Riots resume in Akko for fourth night in a row
The series of violent riots that erupted on Yom Kippur evening in Akko resumed on Saturday evening for the fourth consecutive day. Residents are reportedly hurling rocks towards homes and businesses.
Police have been alerted to the scene and are working to disperse the crowd.
Pictures here (Hebrew subtitles)
And a reminder from two years ago:
Acco Yeshiva Under Arab Siege
Local police were called in to break the Arab siege on the Hesder yeshiva, located in the Wolfson neighborhood of Acco. Police officers took control of the volatile situation and the crowd began to disperse. There were no injuries reported, but one person was arrested for discharging a firearm.
Accounts from Acco indicate that the riot and subsequent siege was preceded by verbal and possibly physical attacks on several yeshiva students by local Arabs as the students were dancing Torah scrolls through the streets. The police verified that a yeshiva student, an active-duty IDF soldier, fired his weapon in the air when he believed he detected a threat to himself and the other students, who were dancing and singing in traditional post-Simchat Torah celebrations.
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