Yitzhak Navon station in Jerusalem was temporarily closed Tuesday evening after Beitar Jerusalem fans rioted and attacked security guards, according to reports. The closure follows an earlier incident at the same station where a fan was arrested on suspicion of punching a guard, as The Zioneer reported.
Yitzhak Navon station was temporarily closed Tuesday evening after Beitar Jerusalem fans rioted and attacked security guards, according to reports. The closure was reported at 22:02 Jerusalem time.
As The Zioneer reported at 21:31, a fan was arrested earlier at the same station on suspicion of punching a guard. In that incident, fans refused security checks, attacked guards, spat at them, and moved magnetometer gates. The station was closed as a result of the escalating disturbance.
The incident remains under investigation. No further details on the duration of the closure or the condition of the guards have been released.
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