Three injured as the army invades Nablus

Saturday February 23, 2008 18:36 by Ameen Abu Wardeh - IMEMC News

Three Palestinian civilians were injured when Israeli troops stormed al-Ein Refugee camp located in the northern West Bank city Nablus on Saturday morning.

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The army surrounded the house of Majdi Mabruk, 30, and fired a number sounds bombs and detonated explosives near the house injuring Mabruk sister Nabeelah. One man identified as, Sabah Salam and one child were lightly wounded by shrapnel of the sound bombs.

Eyewitnesses reported that soldiers hand-cuffed and blind-folded Mabruk and took him to an undisclosed location.

Local sources said that Mabruk is a leader of the Abu Ali Mustafa brigade, the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP) and has been wanted by the Israeli army since three years.

Witnesses stated that the military operation lasted for several hours, during which at least 17 military vehicles roamed in the camp and troops searched scores of homes in the camp.

Translated by: Ghassan Bannoura-IMEMC News

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