By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Gunmen on Tuesday seized the rooftop of Bethlehem's city hall near Manger Square and the Church of the Nativity, and pointed their weapons at Palestinian police below, witnesses said.
The standoff came just four days before Christmas. The Church of the Nativity, one of Christianity's holiest shrines.
It was not immediately clear why the gunmen were threatening the police or why they had seized the rooftop.
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