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Civilian Killed in Failed Extra-Judicial Assassination
In a failed Israeli assassination attempt targeting Riyad 'Abd al-Ghani (30) from Saida village in Tulkarem yesterday, Sunday November 17, âAbd al-Ghaniâs brother Mohammad was killed instead. Poor Mohammad! And him pure as the driven snow! Everybody knows that! According to information gathered by Palestinian rights group, LAW, at around 4:30pm a group of Israeli 'Mustaâribeen' belonging to the Israeli border police entered Saida, surrounding the house of 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abd al-Ghani in the middle of the village. The Mustaâribeen were supported with tanks, APCs and a helicopter which witnesses saw hover over the village. One of the Mustaâribeen ordered over a loudspeaker for Riyad âAbd al-Ghani to leave the house. His two brothers Mohammad (25) and Imad (29) exited the house, upon which the Israeli forces opened fire upon them without warning. Mohammad was killed instantly by bullets riddled through his body. His brother Imad was shot twice in the legs. Hmmm... Sounds like some sort of atrocity... Wonder if they left through the front door with their hands up, or if they left through the back door waving .45's and hollering "You'll never take me alive, coppers!"? The Mustaâribeen confiscated Mohammadâs body and detained Imad for around two hours before allowing him to transported to hospital in a Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance. Israeli sources claimed that the two men were injured/killed when Riyad exited the house and attempted to escape. However eyewitnesses told LAW that Riyad was not in the house at the time. There you have the story. We report, you decide... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-19 |
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