JERUSALEM, April 9, 2007 (WAFA) - Israeli soldiers, escorting Jewish colonizers, assaulted and injured a guard of the al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday.

Guards of the Mosque told WAFA that the Israeli soldiers, escorting a number of colonizers who attempted to break into the Mosque, assaulted one of the Arab guards, leaving him suffering several injuries.

They added that the soldiers arrested the guard and led him to al-Maskoubiya prison in Jerusalem.

A.D (11:40 P) (08:40 GMT)