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MID: Monks brawl at Christian holy site

Israeli police have rushed into one of Christianity's holiest churches .. arresting two clergyman after an argument between monks erupted into a brawl next to the site of Jesus' tomb.

The clash broke out between Armenian and Greek Orthodox monks in the Churchof the Holy Sepulcher .. revered as the site of Jesus' crucifixion, burialand resurrection.

It began as Armenian clergymen marched in an annual procession commemorating the 4th-century discovery of the cross .. believed to have been used to crucify Jesus.

And it ended with the arrival of dozens of riot policemen .. who separated the sides .. seizing a bearded Armenian monk .. and a Greek Orthodox monk with a bloody gash on his forehead.

Both men were taken away in handcuffs.

Six Christian sects divide control of the ancient church .. and they regularly fight over turf and influence.

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