Troops Attack Villagers Of Nabi Saleh And Injure One

Friday May 21, 2010 22:53 by Staff - IMEMC News

One civilian was injured, and dozens suffered from the effects oftear gas inhalation as Israeli troops attacked, on Friday, the villagers of Nabi Saleh's anti wall protest in central West Bank.

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Villagers, along with their international supporters, marched after the midday prayers from the village mosque to their lands were Israeli is building the wall.

As soon as villages reached the construction site of the wall troops there used tear gas and sound bombs to suppress protesters.

Kamal al-Rimawi was hit by a tear gas canister in his face. He was moved to a hospital in the nearby Ramallah city for treatment. Many other villagers were treated for the effects of tear gas inhalation.

Troops chased residents back to the village and tried to take over homes there, local youth clashed with the invading forces, no injuries were reported in the clashes.

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