Dozens suffer from gas inhalation in Bil'in nonviolent protest

Friday August 22, 2008 15:07 by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News

Dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli civilians were treated for gas inhalation as the Israeli army showered them with CS gas during the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest in the village of Bil’in, west of Ramallah.

protest against the wall

A group of 100 protestors marched after the Friday prayers in the village towards the illegal wall built on the villagers’ land.

The Israeli army attacked the civilian protesters with batons, concusion grenades and CS gas causing dozens to suffer from gas inhalation, Eyad Burnat head of the popular committee against the wall and settlements in Bilin said.

The Israeli army attacked the civilian protesters with batons, concussion grenades and CS gas, causing dozens to suffer from gas inhalation, Eyad Burnat, head of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in, reported.

Moreover, troops also sprayed protestors with colored water. Burnat told IMEMC he believes the water contained chemicals and could cause skin problems.

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