(AP) Karin Laub - Israel says installing metal detectors at the gates to the Temple Mount after Israeli Arabs launched an attack there last week is a routine security measure. By Tuesday, five of the eight gates used by Muslims had been fitted with metal detectors, and three of those five gates were open, Muslim officials said. A gate used by non-Muslim visitors previously had been fitted with metal detectors. "Two Israeli police officers were just murdered on the Temple Mount by terrorists who smuggled in guns," government spokesman David Keyes said Tuesday. "Magnetometers are vital for security. That's why they are at the Western Wall and at holy sites around the world."
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