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Published 09:02 07.06.11

Settlers try to burn down West Bank mosque in suspected 'price tag' attack
By Chaim Levinson

The Civil Administration received reports Tuesday of settlers who carried out a suspected 'price tag' attack in Maghayer village near Ramallah.

An initial investigation showed that in the early in the morning the settlers rolled burning tires into the mosque, which caused some rugs to catch fire. The mosque was also sprayed with graffiti.

The village is located near Alei Ayin outpost, where the Israeli security forces demolished a structure last week. The police is investigating whether the two events are linked.

Civil Administration official have spoken with the head of the village and promised a swift investigation.

About a year ago residents of the village of Bayt Fajar near Bethlehem alleged that a group of settlers, apparently from the nearby Gush Etzion settlement bloc, entered the village before dawn and burned down the local mosque.

Tuesday marks the 44th anniversary of the battles over East Jerusalem in the Six Day war, as the IDF prepares for rallies in the Golan Heights, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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