Violent clashes erupt between hundreds of Eritrean asylum-seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv during a protest against a pro-Eritrean-government event organised by the Eritrean embassy in Tel Aviv.
Violent protests have erupted between hundreds of Eritrean asylum-seekers and Israeli police in Tel Aviv during a protest against an event organised by the Eritrean embassy. / Photo: AA
Clashes began on Saturday outside a south Tel Aviv venue that was set to host an event organised by the Eritrean embassy in Israel. Protestors"hurled rocks and wooden planks" at officers, who used riot dispersal means and mounted forces to clear the Eritreans, some of whom vandalised shops in the area, police said.
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