- Title: WEST BANK: Clashes erupt in Hebron after killing of three Palestinians
- Date: 27th November 2013
- Summary: HEBRON, WEST BANK (NOVEMBER 27, 2013) (REUTERS) ISRAELI SOLDIERS FIRING TEAR GAS AND RUBBER BULLETS AT PALESTINIAN YOUTHS DURING CLASHES VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN YOUTHS HURLING STONES AND FIRE BOMBS AT ISRAELI SOLDIERS VARIOUS OF ISRAELI SOLDIERS FIRING AT PALESTINIAN YOUTHS VARIOUS OF PALESTINIAN YOUTHS THROWING STONES YOUTHS HURLING STONES FROM ROOF OF A BUILDING VARIOUS OF SMOKE BOMBS IN STREET BURNING TYRE YOUTHS HURLING STONES ISRAELI SOLDIERS FIRING VARIOUS OF CLASHES INJURED PALESTINIAN BEING CARRIED AWAY VARIOUS OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM BURNT TYRES
- Embargoed: 12th December 2013 12:00
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- Location: West bank
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- Country: Palestinian Territories
- Topics: International Relations
- Reuters ID: LVA1PHUV2M06WNF3T7Y2SOIUCQIT
- Story Text: Dozens of Palestinian youths clashed with Israeli troops in Hebron on Wednesday (November 27) after the killing of three Palestinians on Tuesday night.
The youths threw stones and burnt tyres while the Israeli army fired rubber bullets and tear gas.
Israeli security officials said their forces killed three Palestinian militants on Tuesday who were part of an al Qaeda-linked network in the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority, which administers the territory, denied the three had had any relation to al Qaeda and accused Israeli of setting out to kill the men.
An official from Israeli's Shin Bet security agency said it had learned from a number of earlier arrests that the network was planning attacks in the coming days against Israeli targets and against the Western-backed Palestinian Authority.
Two of the men were killed when they opened fire on officers trying to arrest them, the Israeli official said. A number of explosive devices and two guns were found in their vehicle, the official added.
The Israeli military said a third militant was killed in a gunfight after the initial clash.
The three Palestinians killed are from the Hebron district, two from the village of Yatta and one from Hebron City, Palestinian radio reported.
Al Qaeda-inspired groups have a small presence in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, but are less common in the occupied West Bank, which is policed by Israeli and Palestinian Authority forces.
The Shin Bet official said the militant network had set up a safe house in the territory and was stockpiling weapons. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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