Police arrested 18 suspects of order violations in the area of ​​Coca-Cola Junction in Bnei Brak

Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block off Highway 4 in the afternoon from several centers from the intersection of a champion field to a licensed protesting the arrest of a sitting student defector. Police have arrested 13 suspects of disorderly conduct in the area of ​​Coca-Cola Junction in Bnei Brak. Three police officers sustained minor injuries.

Police spokesmen

Police said "police cleared traffic routes, assisted drivers and directed vehicles in alternate ways, but protesters continued to violate law and public order, assaulting and injuring police officers, descending a main road with the aim of blocking it, leaving no police directions and throwing stones at police and officers." .

Protesters in the area of ​​Coca-Cola junction in Bnei Brak // Photo: Police

In order to alleviate traffic congestion caused by the behavior of the protesters, police officers directed the vehicles against the traffic direction and alternative roads and cleared the roads, all in order to allow the public to continue traffic and reduce the impact on routine life. Even now the police officers continue to work to prevent the roadblocks.