Prayers outside mosque at Jerusalem site

(27 Jul 2017) Muslim worshippers prayed on Thursday outside a contested holy site in Jerusalem ahead of returning to pray inside in the afternoon. Muslim leaders in Jerusalem told the faithful to return to the holy site to pray after Israel removed security devices it installed there. The leaders said on Thursday morning they would enter the contested site for the afternoon prayers. The leaders met after Israel removed an overhead metal bridge and railings it recently installed outside the shrine after a Palestinian attack at the compound. It dismantled metal detectors there earlier this week. Thousands of Palestinians have been praying in the streets outside the shrine after religious leaders told them not to worship inside the holy compound in protest. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...