Coffin carrying veteran journalist’s body proven falling as Israeli police beat mourners with batons

Mourners had marched from Jerusalem's Jaffa Gate to Mount Zion cemetery. They were met with violence on the St. Joseph hospital advanced by Israeli police after they tried to carry Abu Akleh's coffin, which Al Jazeera footage confirmed being rocked and then falling out of the arms of some of the pallbearers, as Israeli police beat them with batons.

Crowds walked behind as Abu Akleh's rose-covered coffin was carried by pallbearers and lain all the way down to relaxation next to her dad and mom' grave. Church bells echoed via the cemetery.

The burial was taking place a day after a memorial procession that introduced thousands to the West Bank metropolis of Ramallah.

Mourners flocked to the city's streets on Friday and huddled in entrance of St. Joseph hospital in East Jerusalem, the place Abu Akleh's physique remained till the burial. Muslims performed Friday prayers and mourners chanted "walking, walking on foot," demanding that Abu Akleh's coffin be carried and transported on foot from the hospital to the Greek Catholic church, the place a service might be held, after which to the burial site. Israeli police had been lined outside the hospital, based on CNN reporters. Police roadblocks were set up across the hospital.

Mourners carried Abu Akleh's coffin out of the hospital, however have been met with robust resistance from Israeli police who compelled them to transport the body by automobile. A flash bomb and tear fuel had been fired, in response to CNN reporters.

Al Jazeera live footage showed Israeli police beating mourners with batons as they struggled to carry Abu Akleh's coffin. The body was in flip brought again inside the hospital after which transported by car, mentioned Al Jazeera.

Footage on social media and Al Jazeera showed Abu Akleh's coffin being rocked forwards and backwards after which falling as Israeli police beat pallbearers with batons. It was not immediately clear if the coffin hit the ground.

Israeli police in an announcement stated that "a whole lot of rioters began to disrupt public order, even earlier than the funeral started," as they worked to safe the procession.

"Lots of of people gathered outside the French hospital (St. Joseph hospital) in Sheikh Jarrah and commenced chanting nationalist incitement," added the assertion.

"In the direction of the exit of the casket from the hospital, rioters began throwing stones toward the policemen from the French hospital plaza, and the policemen have been pressured to behave."

Hundreds had been packed inside and out of doors the church as Abu Akleh's physique arrived. Ladies had been heard ululating in mourning and priests sang Christian hymns in Arabic as the coffin, draped in Palestinian flags, was carried by way of the group.

The circumstances of her death remain unclear. The Palestinian Authority on Thursday denied Israel's offer of a joint investigation, insisting on an independent process and vowing to strive these accused of her killing to the Worldwide Criminal Courtroom (ICC).

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh informed Al Jazeera on Thursday that the outcomes of their investigation will likely be released quickly and can embody the post-mortem report.

Israeli army investigators confiscated the weapons of some IDF troops as a part of their inquiry, reported the Washington Submit on Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons were taken in order that they are often made available for ballistics testing, the official said.

Givara Al-Buderi, a fellow Al Jazeera correspondent and a close private friend of Abu Akleh, said she noticed the entry wound of a bullet just above the precise eyebrow and was told by the physician that part of the bullet had remained lodged in Abu Akleh's cranium.

Al-Buderi was known as by doctors to help remove Abu Akleh's clothing and alter her for the funeral.

"We took off her garments and had to put a white costume on her," Al-Buderi advised CNN, "I attempted to put my hand behind her head, but there was nothing there."

"I felt round but there was nothing, nothing left."

An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the place Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral service was due to be held. It was being held at a Greek Catholic Church.

CNN's Nadeen Ebrahim, Mostafa Salem and Celine Alkhaldi in Abu Dhabi contributed reporting.