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Hundreds more Israeli police deployed ahead of main Muslim

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Israel deployed hundreds of additional police officers today following Palestinian calls for protests after the main weekly Muslim prayers against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

"Several hundred additional police and border police have been deployed inside and in the vicinity of the Old City," police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP.

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First Published: Dec 08 2017 | 1:25 PM IST

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