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Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian Cameraman in Nablus
NABLUS, West Bank (Reuters) -
Israeli troops shot dead a
Palestinian cameraman during a clash with gunmen in the West
Bank city of Nablus on Saturday, Palestinian witnesses and
medics said.
Dozens of Israeli soldiers raided Nablus's historic old
city, or Casbah, on Saturday, encountering scores of
Palestinian youths who began throwing stones, Palestinian
witnesses said. Palestinian gunmen also opened fire, and a
fierce gun battle with the soldiers ensued, they said.
A group of Palestinian journalists, including a Reuters
cameraman and photographer, said they were trying to film the
clash on the outskirts of the Casbah when soldiers opened fire
on them.
One Palestinian cameraman from another news organisation
was killed in the shooting, the Reuters journalists and
Palestinian medics said. Witnesses said he was wearing a jacket
marked "press."
Hospital officials said at least 17 Palestinians were
wounded in the clash.
The Israeli army had no immediate comment.
The army reoccupied most Palestinian cities and towns in
the West Bank last summer after Palestinian militants carried
out a wave of suicide bombings inside Israel as part of a
30-month-old uprising for statehood.
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