Haredi residents block J'lem street in protest against planned autopsy
By JPOST.COM STAFF
Ultra-orthodox Israelis were blocking the Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem on Thursday, in protest of the police's intention to conduct an autopsy on the body of a woman who was killed in Ashkelon.
Police officers were called to disperse the crowd and were greeted by an angry rock-throwing mob.
No casualties were reported but a police car sustained damage.
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