5 Palestinian hurt in clashes with Israeli army
Friday, 28 February 2014
Israeli soldiers shot and wounded five Palestinians in clashes in the West Bank on Friday, medics said, after the funeral of a man killed during an army raid. Clashes broke out between stone-throwing Palestinians and Israeli troops at the Atara checkpoint near the town of Birzeit shortly after the funeral, and medics said five people suffered bullet wounds to the legs. The army said some 200 Palestinians began throwing stones at Israeli forces, who used "riot dispersal means" against them, including live fire "against the main instigators," according to AFP.