(Xinhua) -- Two Palestinian militants opened fire at five Israelis near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Israeli and Palestinian sources reported Friday. Israeli Radio quoted Israeli army sources as saying that two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at five Israelis who were going for a picnic in the mountain area near the village of Ein Yabrod east of Ramallah. The sources added that some of the five Israelis had guns and responded to the shooting, adding that one of the two Palestinians was killed and the other was arrested. The Palestinian sources didn't clearly say if the two were armed or not.
However, al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Fatah movement's armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement, adding that those who opened fire at the group of Israeli settlers were not hurt. The brigades' statements said that the one killed and the other detained were not members of the brigades, but "just ordinary bystanders who were in the area during the shooting attack." |