— A Jerusalem magistrate’s court on Wednesday extended for another 15 days the detention of the three Muadi brothers suspected of the murder of Bedouin MK Sheikh Hamad Abu Rabia. Abu Rabia was murdered two weeks ago in front of a Jerusalem hotel. The three sons of his rival, Druze Sheikh Jaber Muadi, were detained by police the same night. The police said in court Wednesday that they had sufficient evidence tying the brothers to the murder — including their confessions, and the reconstruction of the actual murder. Meanwhile Sheikh Jaber is under heavy guard for fear for his life.
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