Sunday, April 24, 2011
Israeli killed in Nablus shooting
An Israeli has been killed in a shooting near a shrine in the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say.
At least two other worshippers were wounded, the Israeli military said.
The shooting is said to have happened before dawn near a site known as Joseph's Tomb.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews regularly defy a military ban on entering the shrine that is in Palestinian-controlled territory.
"I can confirm that shots were fired towards a group of Israelis who entered the West Bank without authorisation. One person was killed and two others wounded [and] are in moderate condition," an Israeli army spokesman said.
The exact circumstances of the shooting were unclear.
The Jerusalem Post reported that a car carrying Jewish worshippers was fired upon as it entered Nablus on the way to the tomb.
The report said the driver sped away to the nearest army base where the casualties were tended to and one passenger later died. It said five others were wounded.
Another report said the car had been leaving the shrine following morning prayers when the shooting happened.
It was the first fatal attack on Israelis in the West Bank since five family members were killed last month in the settlement of Itamar in a nearby area of the central West Bank.
Two Palestinian teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of stabbing to death Udi and Ruth Fogel and three of their young children.
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-middle-east-13179865
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