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Jefferson23

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Wed Dec 25, 2013, 12:46 PM Dec 2013

Israeli forces injure 13-year-old Palestinian in Tulkarem clashes

TULKAREM (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian teenager was injured and a man was detained after clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces in the northern West Bank Wednesday, locals told Ma'an.

Witnesses said Muhammad Ali Hassan Haddad, 13, was injured after being hit in the head by shrapnel from a stun grenade that Israeli troops fired at Palestinians in a neighborhood in western Tulkarem.

Additionally, Israeli forces detained 22-year-old Samir Riyad Tamim during the clashes, locals said.

Several youths suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas grenades.

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=660164

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