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| Medics: Israeli forces fire on Gaza funeral, injuring 12 |
| 2009-09-27 |
| Ma'an -- Twelve people were injured when Israeli forces opened fire on a funeral on Saturday for three Palestinian fighters who were killed by an Israeli airstrike a day earlier, according to medical officials. Dr Muawiya Hassanein, the director of Emergency Services in the Health Ministry in Gaza, said, "The Israeli military towers east of the eastern cemetery opened fire on citizens during the funeral of the martyrs." Hassanein said that 12 mild to moderately injured people arrived at Ash-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City as a result of the Israeli fire. In the chaos after the shooting, another five people were wounded: three from Palestinian gunfire and two who fell to the ground while fleeing the area. Three members of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, were killed on Friday night when Israeli warplanes bombed a car that was traveling on Al-Jaru street east of Gaza City. Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters headed by senior leader Muhammad Al-Hindi participated in the funeral of the three men: Kamel Ad-Dahduh, Mahmoud Al-Banna, and Muhammad Marshoud. The funeral began after the noon prayer at Al-Omari Mosque in Gaza Citry. Then Kamel Ad-Dahdouh's funeral procession began, heading to the cemetery in the Sheikh Radwan area, where the bodies of his father and three uncles are buried. A separate procession for Mahmoud Al-Banna and Mohammed Marshoud set off for the eastern cemetery. Gunmen in the funeral procession fired in the air, expressing the deep outrage of the mourner, who shouted and called for Islamic Jihad to respond to the "crime" of the killings. The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad vowed, to avenge the deaths of its three members, and held the Israeli military responsible for a deteriorating situation in Gaza. An Israeli military spokesperson said that a soldier "identified a group of Palestinians" approaching the border fence in the area, and then fired warning shots in the air. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 So many secondary explosion possibilities, so little time. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-09-27 23:48 |
| #7 Thousands of Islamic Jihad supporters headed by senior leader Muhammad Al-Hindi participated in the funeral of the three men ... In the chaos after the shooting, another five people were wounded: three from Palestinian gunfire ... Gunmen in the funeral procession fired in the air ... The more people in a huge, dense crowd and the more people shooting in the air, the more chance of their bullets hitting themselves - especially if they're shooting straight up in the air. So as usual - idiot palestinians shooting themselves. Works for me. |
| Posted by: Goober Glomonter4456 2009-09-27 11:53 |
| #6 My guess is that they fired on the tower and Israel returned fired. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-09-27 07:26 |
| #5 I blame unprotected gun sex. Hint... Next time, use guns with no ammo, and just shout "bang bang bang" or "brakkka brakka brakka" while twitching the rifle as if recoiling, as you proceed to the funeral, rolling eyes and making faces, trying to look fierce and Holy. It's the wise thing to do. And, if done in a very large group, it's also very funny, it so lightens up what would be otherwise a gloomy occasion... especially if a funeral member makes gross wet noises instead. Cheeky bastard. Everybody win. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2009-09-27 03:21 |
| #4 Hear, hear, Abu. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-09-27 03:16 |
| #3 Gunmen in the funeral procession fired in the air, I blame gun sex. |
| Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-09-27 02:40 |
| #2 how i wish the Israelis would napalm the funerals of these vermin. terrorists should have to be buried in secret... not in a heroic spectacle. would go a long way to changing the hearts of the next generation, or at least partially chlorinate the gene pool of those most likely to 'follow in the footsteps' of terrorists |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-09-27 02:27 |
| #1 I'll bet they shot themselves. Or got shot by some terrorist hiding behind a rock trying to make the Israelis look |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-09-27 01:50 |