Coffin carrying veteran journalist’s body shown 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 at the St. Joseph hospital complicated by Israeli police after they tried to hold Abu Akleh's coffin, which Al Jazeera footage confirmed being rocked and then falling out of the hands 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 right down to relaxation next to her mother and father' grave. Church bells echoed by way of the cemetery.

The burial was going down a day after a memorial procession that introduced hundreds to the West Financial institution city of Ramallah.

Mourners flocked to the city's streets on Friday and huddled in front of St. Joseph hospital in East Jerusalem, the place Abu Akleh's physique remained until the burial. Muslims carried out Friday prayers and mourners chanted "strolling, strolling 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 shall be held, after which to the burial web site. Israeli police had been lined outdoors the hospital, in line with CNN reporters. Police roadblocks were set up around the hospital.

Mourners carried Abu Akleh's coffin out of the hospital, however were met with sturdy resistance from Israeli police who compelled them to transport the body by car. A flash bomb and tear gasoline were fired, in keeping with CNN reporters.

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

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

Israeli police in a statement mentioned that "lots of of rioters started to disrupt public order, even earlier than the funeral started," as they worked to safe the procession.

"Hundreds of people gathered outdoors the French hospital (St. Joseph hospital) in Sheikh Jarrah and started chanting nationalist incitement," added the statement.

"Towards the exit of the casket from the hospital, rioters started throwing stones towards the policemen from the French hospital plaza, and the policemen were pressured to act."

1000's were packed inside and outside the church as Abu Akleh's physique arrived. Women were heard ululating in mourning and clergymen sang Christian hymns in Arabic as the coffin, draped in Palestinian flags, was carried by 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 impartial process and vowing to strive those accused of her killing to the International Prison Court (ICC).

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohamed Shtayyeh advised Al Jazeera on Thursday that the results of their investigation will likely be launched soon and will embrace the post-mortem report.

Israeli army investigators confiscated the weapons of some IDF troops as a part of their inquiry, reported the Washington Publish on Thursday, citing an unnamed IDF official. The weapons had been taken so that they can be made accessible for ballistics testing, the official stated.

Givara Al-Buderi, a fellow Al Jazeera correspondent and an in depth private good friend of Abu Akleh, said she saw the entry wound of a bullet just above the proper eyebrow and was told by the doctor that part of the bullet had remained lodged in Abu Akleh's skull.

Al-Buderi was called by docs to assist take away Abu Akleh's clothing and change her for the funeral.

"We took off her clothes and needed to put a white costume on her," Al-Buderi informed CNN, "I tried to place 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 acknowledged the place Shireen Abu Akleh's funeral service was resulting from 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.