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Muslims in Jerusalem pray outdoors amid virus lockdown

| May 1, 2020 8:03 AM

JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslims in Jerusalem are praying outside in small groups during the holy month of Ramadan as measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus pandemic remain in place, including a halt to prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam.

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