Israeli troops clash with Palestinian protesters

by admin
Feb 14, 2013

Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian protesters on Friday, outside an Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank.

OVer 300 protesters who had gathered by the Ofer prison to show their support for Palestinians detained inside threw stones at the Israeli troops who used stun grenades, tear gas and fired rubber bullets into the crowd to break up the protest.

A spokesperson for the Israeli military said:

"The soldiers, feeling immediate danger, fired in the air," 

"The incident is being reviewed."

Reuters reports that Palestinian medical officials said two protesters suffered injuries from live gunfire.

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