Assailants are captured on video at the St. James Monastery in Jerusalem

Six suspects were arrested after allegedly throwing rocks and spitting at the Armenian Cathedral of St. James in Jerusalem’s Old City, Israel Police announced on Sunday.

According to the police, five of the suspects were minors, and one was an adult.

The six also threw stones at the wall of the compound, which is the headquarters of the Armenian Church in the region and the home of its top local cleric, Times of Israel reported.

According to an Armenian journalist Kegham Balian, the suspects saw an Armenian woman filming them, and yelled at her, “Get back inside, you daughter of a w****!”

Video of the incident showed one suspect hurling stones, reportedly at the woman filming them.

Balian also reported that the Armenian Patriarchate filed a formal complaint.

“Upon receiving the report, officers from the David Precinct were dispatched to the scene and launched extensive searches, assisted by Mabat 2000 observation center officers,” the Israel Police said in a statement.

Three of the attackers were barred from the Old City for 15 days, and the other three were being brought before the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, where police are asking that their detention be extended.

“The Israel Police views all manifestations of violence and racism with the utmost severity and will continue to act decisively to locate those responsible, bring them to justice, and safeguard public safety,” police said.

Israel has been struggling to stop spitting attacks on Christian clergy and vandalism of church property in the Old City.

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