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| Palestinians hurl pipe bomb at Border Police base during West Bank riot |
| 2018-05-10 |
| [IsraelTimes] Blast damages entrance gate in Abu Dis, cop hurt by stone; incident follows arrest of two Paleostinians for throwing rocks at troops near Ramallah Paleostinian rioters threw a pipe bomb at the entrance gate of a Border Police base in the West Bak town of Abu Dis just outside Jerusalem, authorities said Wednesday. Damage was caused to the gate, but no injuries were reported from the explosive. A statement from Border Police said officers were using "nonlethal measures" to disperse the dozens of demonstrators. During the riot, authorities said one officer was moderately injured after being hit with a stone. Troops jugged Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! two Paleostinians believed to have been responsible for hurling the rocks that injured the officer. Pipe bombs have been frequently used by Paleostinian assailants in recent months, typically to target military courts in the West Bank. Wednesday’s incident came hours after Israeli security forces arrested two Paleostinians outside the village of Beitunia southwest of Ramallah, for hurling stones at troops. Officers arrived at the village "to open a pedestrian crossing for Paleostinian farmers who cultivate land in the area," a statement from Border Police said. However, there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened... upon spotting the troops, residents of the village began throwing stones and attempting to damage the security fence in the area, according to authorities. Security forces managed to apprehend two youths, who were then transferred for questioning. |
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