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Border Police Shoot French Woman in the Neck
Press Release
03 February
2012
Border Police Shoot French Woman in the Neck
During Nabi Saleh Demo
The woman was hit in the back of her neck with a tear-gas projectile shot directly at her by a group of Border Police officers during the weekly demonstration in the village of Nabi Saleh yesterday. More that 20 were injured during the demonstration.
For a video of the injury, please see here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt4YcoQIBMw
Despite
a ridiculing statement by the IDF spokesperson that the
injury was caused by a stone (see here), the above video clearly shows
the the injury was caused by a tear-gas projectile shot
directly at a group of very peaceful protesters by Israeli
Border Police officers. On December 9th, 2011, Mustafa Tamimi from Nabi Saleh suffered
fatal injuries after soldiers shoot him in the face with
a tear-gas projectile. The practice of shooting tear-gas
canisters directly at people, in fact using them as
projectiles, is widespread among Israeli soldiers
suppressing Palestinian demonstrations in the West
Bank.
A Dutch man was also hit by a tear-gas projectile
in the waist, and evacuated to the hospital with a suspected
fracture.
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