Police to close Temple Mount to visitors through election day

As police officials warned of more than 70 alerts of planned terror attacks to coincide with this week's elections, authorities planned to close the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to visitors Monday morning, following warnings of planned attacks by extremists aiming to disrupt elections.

Police have received alerts that right-wing Jewish extremists and Palestinian militants are planning to use the politically charged time to cause provocations on the Temple Mount.

The Jerusalem District Police also instructed its officers to be on heightened alert in light of the possibility of an attack by extremists looking to cause riots within Jerusalem's Old City.

Police plan to increase significantly the number of policemen deployed in East Jerusalem and around the Temple Mount.

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