Seven injured at Bil'in protest

Friday August 31, 2007 16:39 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC

Seven peaceful protesters were injured on Friday when the Israeli army attacked the weekly nonviolent protest organized in the village of Bil'in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah.

As is the case each week, the villagers of Bil'in were joined by international and Israeli peace activists. Once assembled, the demonstrators marched towards the construction site of the illegal wall.

Upon arriving at an earlier-installed military barricade, Israeli soldiers showered the civilian protesters with tear gas, sound bombs and rubber-coated steel bullets.

Seven demonstrators were injured in the attack, among them Iyad Bornat, Mustafa Abu Rahma, and Abullah Abu Rahma.

A number of protestors managed to circumvent the barricade and reach the location of the wall. Upon reaching the illegal wall, soldiers beat and arrested two peaceful demonstrators.

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