Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Funerals held for three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli troops


Three Palestinians shot dead by Israeli security forces in a West Bank refugee camp were buried in a tempestuous funeral on Monday as Palestinian negotiators cancelled talks in a sign of the fragility of the embryonic peace process.

The men were killed during an early morning raid to arrest a suspect in Qalandiya camp. At least 15 others were wounded, six of whom were in a critical condition in hospital in Ramallah.

Israeli security forces said border guards had retaliated after being attacked by up to 1,500 people hurling rocks and stones after they entered the camp before dawn .... http://www.theguardian.com