Altogether 69 persons have been injured in the communal riots which have occured in the Crater district as a result of an attack by Arabs on the Jewish inhabitants of the quarter, whom they had accused of defiling a mosque, it is reported in the press here to-day. A truce brought about by the leaders on each side lasted only a few hours, and despite the precautions of the police the trouble flared up anew.
This morning the rioting spread to the Steamer Point bazaar, where Jewish shops were looted and stones and bottles hurled at the occupants. The newly formed armed police, consisting mostly of Arabs, did yeoman service in dispersing the rioters, and after repeated charges succeeded in restoring order. In the process they made 70 arrests.
Armoured cars reinforced the police, and are now patrolling the streets, for although the situation may be said to be under control the feeling between the Arabs and Jews continues tense.
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