• Mayor Faraj Al Naasan said efforts of residents and Palestinian fire services to quell the blaze succeeded only in saving the building’s second floor.
    Mayor Faraj Al Naasan said efforts of residents and Palestinian fire services to quell the blaze succeeded only in saving the building’s second floor.
  • He blamed Jewish settlers for the attack citing a previous settler attack against another mosque in the village two years ago and frequent settler attacks against vehicles and olive groves there. Abbas Momani / AFP Photo
    He blamed Jewish settlers for the attack citing a previous settler attack against another mosque in the village two years ago and frequent settler attacks against vehicles and olive groves there. Abbas Momani / AFP Photo
  • The attacks came amid soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Atef Safadi / EPA
    The attacks came amid soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Atef Safadi / EPA
  • The recent wave of violence on both Israeli and Palestinian territory has sparked fears of further unrest in the region. Atef Safadi / EPA
    The recent wave of violence on both Israeli and Palestinian territory has sparked fears of further unrest in the region. Atef Safadi / EPA
  • A Palestinian man holds prayer beads outside the mosque in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir. Atef Safadi / EPA
    A Palestinian man holds prayer beads outside the mosque in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir. Atef Safadi / EPA
  • Palestinians inspect the damage at the mosque. Atef Safadi / EPA
    Palestinians inspect the damage at the mosque. Atef Safadi / EPA

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Mosque in West Bank ‘set ablaze’ — in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

November 12, 2014

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An attack against a mosque in a West Bank village early on Wednesday ignited a fire that destroyed its first floor, the village’s mayor said, blaming Jewish settlers for the attack.

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