IDF troops kill wheelchair-bound Palestinian north of J'lem

by haaretz

Sun, Jun 6, 2004 5:04PM

Israel Defense Forces troops shot dead a wheelchair-bound Palestinian at the Kalandiya checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, on Sunday night.

Military sources said that the troops tried to disperse a violent protest in the area, which was disrupting repair work at the Atarot airport. According to the sources, the troops fired warning shots, which hit the wheelchair-bound Palestinian.

The Binyamin brigade is investigating the incident.

Palestinian sources identified the man as Arafat Ibrahim Yakub, who was wounded in the first intifada and had been confined to a wheelchair since 1987.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/435881.html

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