The Border Police officers involved in the deadly shooting of two Palestinian terror suspects who had surrendered in the West Bank city of Jenin earlier today claim that the pair did not follow their instructions.
“When the terrorists came out [of the building], we began carrying out security procedures on them. We didn’t know whether they had weapons or any kind of explosive device. We started instructing them on what to do, and the terrorists acted against the orders they were given,” the troops are cited by Army Radio as saying.
“At a certain point, one of the terrorists decided to go back inside the building against the instructions, and the second terrorist followed him, and therefore both were shot,” they add.
The military and police said that an investigation into the incident was launched by the troops’ commanders.
It is unclear yet if a criminal investigation, either by the Military Police or by the Department of Internal Police Investigations, will be launched.
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