Reply #31: Israelis shoot Australian activist (in both legs) - some details [View All]

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An Australian activist campaigning against Israel's occupation of the West Bank was shot through both legs during a protest, the International Solidarity Movement (ISM) said.

Perth university student Joshua Taaffe, 24, was shot through both legs by Israeli troops who used a searchlight to spot him, ISM spokesman Michael Shaiq said.

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Mr Taaffe is now receiving medical treatment in a Nablus hospital, although Israeli troops had earlier entered the ward where he was lying and allegedly trained a weapon on him, Mr Shaiq claimed.

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A Palestinian man wounded by Israeli fire near Nablus died.
He was reported to have been shot in the back while walking to work in Nablus from his home in the nearby village of Bureen.


http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/26/1067103266494.html