Saturday, September 07, 2002

Israeli Army Wounds Stone - Throwing Boys - - Witnesses
Israeli armored combat vehicles fired at a crowd of stone-throwing Palestinian children in the West Bank on Saturday and wounded four of them, one critically, Palestinian witnesses and medics said.

GUNBATTLE AFTER BOYS WOUNDED, WITNESSES SAY

In the northern West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli armored vehicles on patrol fired mounted machineguns at boys who were throwing stones at them, witnesses said. The wounded were 11 to 12 years old, according to hospital sources.

Palestinian gunmen targeted the Israelis after the youths scattered, precipitating a gunbattle, witnesses said.

The army said it was checking the Palestinian accounts.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-mideast.html

No comments:

Post a Comment

con·cept