Strip Search, Arrest and Car Detonation at Reikhan Barta'a Checkpoint, Jenin

Tuesday January 12, 2010 16:28 by Circare Parrhesia - IMEMC News & Agencies

A Palestinian man was subjected to a strip search today at the military checkpoint of Reikhan Barta'a, near Jenin in the North of the West Bank, before having his vehicle detonated by border police.

A Palestinian man was subjected to a strip search today at the military checkpoint of Reikhan Barta'a, near Jenin in the North of the West Bank, before having his vehicle detonated by border police.

Ma’an News Agency have reported that the car lurched toward the checkpoint, arousing suspicions, and that after being stopped the driver, Mohammed Abu Jazar, was strip searched in front of a crowd of onlookers before being arrested. Following the arrest, his car was detonated.

Witnesses working close to the checkpoint stated that the vehicle was fired upon by Israeli military before coming to a halt.

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