One injured, three kidnapped at non-violent demonstration in Bil’in

Friday August 24, 2007 16:44 by Ghassan Bannoura - 1 of International Middle East Media Center - IMEMC Editorial Group

On Friday around one hundred Palestinian villagers from the village of Bil'in, located near the central west Bank city of Ramallah, joined by international and Israeli peace activists conducted their weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli wall and continued settlement construction on the village land.

As is the case each week, Israeli soldiers closed the street leading to the land scheduled for confiscation. As soon as the protesters arrived at the military barrier, Israeli troops showered demonstrators with rubber-coated steel bullets, sound bombs and tear gas.

Two people, later identified as Haytham Al Khatib and Adeep Abu Rahmah, were injured in the attack.

During the protest, another three were kidnapped by the Israeli forces, including two journalists. Witnesses told IMEMC that an Israeli journalist and a Chinese Journalist were kidnapped, adding that an Israeli activist was kidnapped also.

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