JERUSALEM (CNN)  -- An unusual sight greeted Jerusalem police as they entered one of Christianity's holiest sites Sunday morning: dozens of monks punching and kicking each other in a massive brawl. Israeli police scuffle with an Armenian monk Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. Monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations were preparing for a ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City when a disagreement led to a full-fledged fistfight. The fight began when Armenian clergy were holding a procession to commemorate the finding of the cross believed to have been used in the crucifixion of Jesus, according to The Associated Press.
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Greek Orthodox and Armenian monks punch and kick each other
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Police called to break up fight at Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem
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The site is believed to be where Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection occurred
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"We were keeping resistance so that the procession could not pass through ... and establish a right that they don't have," a young @placeholder monk with a cut next to his left eye told the AP.