Five injured, among them journalists, at the weekly non-violent protest of Bil'in

Friday August 17, 2007 18:27 by Gifford Breslev - IMEMC News

The residents of the village of Bil'in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, joined by international and Israeli supporters, conducted their weekly non-violent protest against the wall this Friday.

Israeli troops disperse nonviolent demonstrators in Bilin (File)

As is the case each week, shortly after Friday prayers, protesters marched towards the location of the wall. Before arriving at the area

where construction is taking place, the protesters were stopped by an Israeli military barricade.

At the barricade, soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas, and sound bombs at the protestors, injuring 5, among them 4 journalists. The journalists were identified as Fadi Abu Eid, Bakkir Abu Argeila and Kamal al-Azraq, who all work for Ramatan News Agency, and Ayman al-Nubani, who works for an international TV station.

The protest lasted for several hours, during which Spanish and German clowns put on a show to cheer up the village children. As the organizers ended the demonstration, they promised to return next week.

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