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| Palestinian "activist " killed in Gaza |
| 2002-12-10 |
| Undercover Israeli soldiers shot dead a Hamas activist in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday after he threw bricks at them from a roof and fled when they tried to arrest him, the army said. Yassin al-Agha hid on the roof of a building in the Khan Younis refugee camp when troops conducted searches there for suspected militants, the army said in a statement. When soldiers tried to arrest al-Agha, he fled and soldiers shot him, the army said. In searches carried out after al-Agha's death, soldiers found a bag with pipe bombs and an automatic weapon, the army said. The statement did not say of what al-Agha was suspected. Bombs and automatic weapons, yup, he's a activist. Later, about a dozen tanks and a bulldozer re-entered the camp and arrested three Palestinians, witnesses said. A 35-year-old man whose two brothers were among those arrested was beaten by soldiers, Palestinian police said. Sure, and I trust their statements. The injured man was taken to the hospital with two broken legs, hospital officials said. The army had no immediate comment on the beating allegations. Al-Agha was the third Palestinian killed in 24 hours, with Israeli troops continuously carrying out searches in West Bank and Gaza Strip towns and cities. A Palestinian woman and a mentally handicapped Palestinian were killed Monday by army fire in the West Bank. Just another day in paradise. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Exactly how would you know if a Palestinian was mentally handicapped? They all seem to have their turbans on a little too tight. |
| Posted by: Denny Wilson 2002-12-10 12:44:28 |