Middle East - AP
Palestinian Gunman Killed After Shooting
Date: Fri, Aug 13, 2004
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian gunman killed an Israeli security guard near a Jewish West Bank settlement Friday before being slain himself, the army said.
The guard was driving near the entrance to the settlement of Itamar when he was ambushed, the army said. He died on the way to a hospital.
A dog traveling with the guard was also killed.
Initial reports that a second person was wounded were false, the army said.
The gunman tried to flee with the guard's rifle but was killed by other guards from the settlement, the army said.
Palestinian sources identified the gunman as Yussef Ahmed Hanani, 27, a Palestinian police officer from the nearby village of Beit Furik. It was not clear if he was affiliated with a militant group.
Palestinian militants have frequently targeted settlers during the last four years of violence.
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