Nabi Salih - Protest against the Apartheid Wall and Settlements - April 9, 2010

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yisraelpnm — April 09, 2010



Injuries reported after Nabi Salih demonstration
Date: 09/04/2010
Source: Ma'an News Agency

Bethlehem - Ma'an - Dozens of protesters choked on tear gas Friday in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Salih, west of Ramallah, protesters said, while Israel said a border police officer was injured by rocks.

An estimated 200 human rights advocates, among them international and Israeli solidarity activists, joined the weekly Palestinian protest against Israel's wall. Participants insisted the protest was generally peaceful.

Bashir At-Tamimi, head of the Nabi Salih village council, said "Israeli soldiers attacked the rally, showering [participants] with rubber-coated bullets and tear-gas canisters. Dozens were injured after inhaling gas."

At-Tamimi added: "Israeli forces chased protestors into the village, fired gas canisters at their homes, and sprayed houses with sewage water, injuring several women and children, who fainted after inhaling fumes."

An Israeli army spokeswoman rejected that the event was peaceful, terming it a violent and illegal riot.

"About 200 Palestinian rioters and Israeli citizens violently rioted" in the village, she said. Forces on the scene used riot-control measures to disperse the crowd, the military official added.

A border policeman was lightly injured by rocks and evacuated for medical treatment, the spokeswoman said, while Israeli media reported that a second border police officer was also lightly injured.

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