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 had been met with violence on the St. Joseph hospital complex by Israeli police after they tried to hold Abu Akleh's coffin, which Al Jazeera footage showed being rocked and then falling out of the fingers of a few 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 through the cemetery.

The burial was happening a day after a memorial procession that introduced 1000's to the West Bank metropolis of Ramallah.

Mourners flocked to the town's streets on Friday and huddled in entrance of St. Joseph hospital in East Jerusalem, the place Abu Akleh's body remained till the burial. Muslims performed Friday prayers and mourners chanted "walking, strolling on foot," demanding that Abu Akleh's coffin be carried and transported on foot from the hospital to the Greek Catholic church, where a service can be held, after which to the burial website. Israeli police were lined exterior the hospital, in response to CNN reporters. Police roadblocks have been arrange around the hospital.

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

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

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

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

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

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

1000's were packed inside and outdoors the church as Abu Akleh's body arrived. Ladies had been heard ululating in mourning and priests sang Christian hymns in Arabic as the coffin, draped in Palestinian flags, was carried through the gang.

The circumstances of her dying stay unclear. The Palestinian Authority on Thursday denied Israel's offer of a joint investigation, insisting on an impartial process and vowing to try these accused of her killing to the International Prison Courtroom (ICC).

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

Israeli military 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 stated.

Givara Al-Buderi, a fellow Al Jazeera correspondent and a detailed private pal of Abu Akleh, said she saw the entry wound of a bullet just above the best eyebrow and was informed by the doctor that part of the bullet had remained lodged in Abu Akleh's skull.

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

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

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

An earlier model of this story incorrectly said where 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.