Clashes continue at Jerusalem holy site; Canadian tourist bus attacked

JERUSALEM (AP) - Sporadic Palestinian protests, including a rock-throwing attack on a busload of Canadian tourists, broke out in Jerusalem and on the West Bank of the Jordan River on Saturday against Israel's construction of a ramp leading to a disputed holy site.

The demonstrations came the day after Israeli police raided a mosque compound, firing tear gas and stun grenades, in response to riots by Muslim worshippers. Protests have spread throughout the world as Muslim leaders accused Israel of trying to damage Islamic shrines.

Israel denies the repair work will come anywhere near the disputed holy site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount.
In Jerusalem, a few dozen Palestinian teenagers threw stones at Israeli security forces in and around the walled Old City, burning an Israeli flag at one point. At the Mount of Olives holy site, Palestinians pelted a Canadian tour bus but no one was injured.

"We were just driving and all of a sudden a bunch of kids started picking up rocks and whatever they could get their hands on and started throwing it at the bus," said Dave Wood, one of the tourists.

"This is our first day in the Holy City and it was quite disturbing to say the least."

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