"The fact he shouted Allahu Akbar, that seems to be why the security guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at him," he said. Western Wall Image caption The Western Wall, one of Judaism's holiest sites, draws thousands of worshippers and visitors every day Remnant of retaining wall of mount on which second Jewish Temple stood 
 
 One of Judaism's holiest sites 
 
 Also known as Wailing Wall because of centuries of Jewish mourning there after destruction of Temple in 70AD 
 
 Area of location (Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif) frequent flashpoint for violence between Jews and Palestinians Jerusalem's holiest sites 
 
 A police spokesman said the guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at the man after hearing him shout "Allahu Akbar" (God is great, in Arabic). The guard opened fire after the man, in an adjacent restroom, was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar," Arabic for "God is greatest", police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
– A guard at Jerusalem's Western Wall holy site shot and killed an Israeli man this morning, thinking he was a Palestinian militant. The guard heard the man yell "Allahu Akbar," or "God is greatest" in Arabic, the BBC reports. "The fact he shouted Allahu Akbar, that seems to be why the security guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at him," a police rep said, per Reuters. The victim was also reportedly spotted pulling something out of his pocket as he left a public restroom nearby. Hundreds were visiting the wall for morning prayers; the site closed after the shooting.