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A photo of a man on the ground wrapped in white cloth is being shared on social media.
What is the claim?: People are sharing the photo to claim that it shows a man who died defending an attack on Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.
How did we find out?: We ran a reverse image search on the viral photo.
On Yandex, we came across a blog post dated 23 October 2014 which mentioned that it showed a Rehlal Al-Khulud program in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
It taught the proper way to conduct funeral rituals to those attending.
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The blog post shares details about preparing for a funeral.
It showed photographic instructions for wrapping a body.
What happened at Al Aqsa Mosque?: The Israeli police conducted raids on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on 5 April that left at least 12 Palestinians injured, reported Al Jazeera.
The police reportedly attacked worshippers in the mosque overnight during the holy month of Ramadan.
The raids continued the next morning, when Israeli forces were seen pushing Palestinians out of the mosque's compound, preventing them from offering prayers.
As per the report, at least 400 Palestinians were arrested and were taken into Israeli custody. They are said to be held at a police station in East Jerusalem's Atarot.
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