Jerusalem clerics in punch-up rowKind of embarrassing.
Roman Catholic and Orthodox clerics have exchanged blows inside Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre, one of Christianity's holiest sites.
The punch-up began after Greek and Russian Orthodox believers took offence at a door left open by members of the Franciscan order during a service.
At least five people were injured in the fracas - including Israeli police officers called in to quell it.
The church is shared jealously by six rival Christian sects.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004
FISTICUFFS in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (and not for the first time):
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