Tuesday, July 07, 2009

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Israeli troops arrest five, wound three in West Bank

Israeli troops arrested five Palestinians and wounded three others in an operation in the southern West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian police and medics said.

An army spokesman said a patrol near Beit Ummar village, between Hebron and Bethlehem, had been attacked by several people, with one Molotov cocktail and several rocks thrown.

He said eight people were arrested, adding that he had no knowledge of anyone being hurt.

     

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