Coffin carrying veteran journalist’s physique shown falling as Israeli police beat mourners with batons

Mourners had marched from Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate to Mount Zion cemetery. They had been met with violence at the St. Joseph hospital advanced by Israeli police once they tried to hold Abu Akleh's coffin, which Al Jazeera footage showed being rocked after which falling out of the hands of among the pallbearers, as Israeli police beat them with batons.

Crowds walked behind as Abu Akleh's rose-covered coffin was carried by pallbearers and lain all the way down to relaxation subsequent to her parents' grave. Church bells echoed by way of the cemetery.

The burial was going down a day after a memorial procession that brought hundreds to the West Financial institution metropolis of Ramallah.

Mourners flocked to the city's streets on Friday and huddled in front of St. Joseph hospital in East Jerusalem, the place Abu Akleh's physique remained until the burial. Muslims carried out Friday prayers and mourners chanted "strolling, walking on foot," demanding that Abu Akleh's coffin be carried and transported on foot from the hospital to the Greek Catholic church, the place a service might be held, after which to the burial website. Israeli police have been lined outdoors the hospital, in accordance with CNN reporters. Police roadblocks have been arrange around the hospital.

Mourners carried Abu Akleh's coffin out of the hospital, however had been met with strong resistance from Israeli police who compelled them to transport the physique by automotive. A flash bomb and tear gas were fired, in accordance with CNN reporters.

Al Jazeera live footage showed Israeli police beating mourners with batons as they struggled to carry Abu Akleh's coffin. The body was in flip introduced again inside the hospital after which transported by automotive, said Al Jazeera.

Footage on social media and Al Jazeera confirmed Abu Akleh's coffin being rocked backwards and forwards and then falling as Israeli police beat pallbearers with batons. It was not immediately clear if the coffin hit the bottom.

Israeli police in an announcement stated that "a whole lot of rioters started to disrupt public order, even before the funeral started," as they worked to secure the procession.

"A whole lot of people gathered exterior the French hospital (St. Joseph hospital) in Sheikh Jarrah and commenced chanting nationalist incitement," added the statement.

"In the direction of the exit of the casket from the hospital, rioters began throwing stones toward the policemen from the French hospital plaza, and the policemen have been pressured to act."

1000's had been packed inside and outdoors the church as Abu Akleh's physique arrived. Ladies were heard ululating in mourning and priests sang Christian hymns in Arabic as the coffin, draped in Palestinian flags, was carried by the crowd.

The circumstances of her dying stay unclear. The Palestinian Authority on Thursday denied Israel's provide of a joint investigation, insisting on an unbiased process and vowing to try those accused of her killing to the International Legal Court docket (ICC).

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh told Al Jazeera on Thursday that the results of their investigation will likely be released soon and will include the autopsy report.

Israeli military investigators confiscated the weapons of some IDF troops as a part of their inquiry, reported the Washington Publish on Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons were taken in order that they are often made obtainable for ballistics testing, the official mentioned.

Givara Al-Buderi, a fellow Al Jazeera correspondent and a close personal good friend of Abu Akleh, mentioned she noticed the entry wound of a bullet simply above the proper eyebrow and was informed by the physician that part of the bullet had remained lodged in Abu Akleh's skull.

Al-Buderi was called by medical doctors to assist take away Abu Akleh's clothes and alter her for the funeral.

"We took off her garments and needed to put a white dress on her," Al-Buderi advised CNN, "I tried to place my hand behind her head, however there was nothing there."

"I felt round however there was nothing, nothing left."

An earlier version of this story incorrectly acknowledged the place Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral service was due to be held. It was being held at a Greek Catholic Church.

CNN's Nadeen Ebrahim, Mostafa Salem and Celine Alkhaldi in Abu Dhabi contributed reporting.