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Israelis kill man in wheelchair
Three Palestinians - including a wheelchair-bound man crippled in the 1987 intifada - have been shot dead by Israeli troops in separate incidents. The Israeli army said a 17-year-old died when troops opened fire at a "suspicious-looking" figure at night in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip. Hey, it might have been Yassin coming back for another dose. Canât be too sure about these things. Earlier, troops opened fire to disperse protesters in Kalandia, in the West Bank, killing the man in a wheelchair. The army said the protesters were throwing stones near an airport. The man - Arafat Ibrahim Yakub, 31 - suffered fatal head wounds, Palestinian sources said. He had been confined to a wheelchair since being wounded in the first intifada in 1987. Guess he didnât learn the first time. A mentally disturbed man was shot dead by troops on Monday near the West Bank town of Qalqilya, Palestinian sources said. Isnât "mentally disturbed" a generic description of most Palestinian males? The incident reportedly happened near Israelâs separation barrier. The Palestinian youth killed on Sunday in Khan Yunis, near the Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim, was named as Mohammed Nabahan. The army said he had ignored warning shots and calls to stop. He wonât be doing that again. Palestinian radio said Israeli forces also arrested seven people during raids overnight in the Balata refugee camp in the West Bank town of Nablus. Posted by: Zenster 2004-06-07 |
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