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Anti-fence march ends with arrests

JERUSALEM, May 13 (UPI) -- Tear gas-wielding police met Israeli and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem who marched Saturday against building a security fence, reports said.

Stone-hurling protesters injured one border security officer, The Jerusalem Post reported.

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At least 10 people were arrested in the anti-fence march through Jerusalem's A-Ram neighborhood, Israel Army Radio reported.

Police hurled tear gas and stun grenades to break up the crowd.

Protesters called the police response a "brutal attack on a quiet and non-violent demonstration," the newspaper reported.

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