WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers kill a 10-year-old Palestinian boy during anti-barrier protest, witnesses said
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WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers kill a 10-year-old Palestinian boy during anti-barrier protest, witnesses said
- Title: WEST BANK: Israeli soldiers kill a 10-year-old Palestinian boy during anti-barrier protest, witnesses said
- Date: 30th July 2008
- Summary: (BN12) RAMALLAH, WEST BANK (JULY 29, 2008) (REUTERS) ENTRANCE TO HOSPITAL PARAMEDICS ROLLING BODY OF 10-YEAR-OLD BOY WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ISRAELI SOLDIER DURING EARLIER PROTEST VARIOUS OF DECEASED IN HOSPITAL WARD MEDICAL STAFF AND RELATIVES AROUND HOSPITAL BED HOSPITAL ENTRANCE
- Embargoed: 14th August 2008 13:00
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- Topics: War / Fighting
- Reuters ID: LVA4IX80BMFZEJDIPHDWQU9W7BVU
- Story Text: Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian boy during clashes with stone-throwing protesters on Tuesday (July 29) in the occupied West Bank, hospital officials and witnesses said.
Palestinian witnesses and medical officials said the 10-year-old boy had been shot in the head near the West Bank village of Nilin, where demonstrators gather almost daily to protest the construction of Israel's barrier in the West Bank.
An Israeli military spokesman said that following initial reports, the army has launched a thorough examination into the incident with the forces in the region as well as all the relevant parties on the Palestinian side. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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