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Tuesday, June 27, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Disabled protesters try to set themselves on fire outside PM’s residence
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDisabled demonstrators gather outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed increase to their disability stipends, calling it insufficient.
At the protest, two protesters begin pouring gasoline on themselves, but are stopped by police officers who leap at them and grab the gasoline containers.
According to police, one individual is taken to the side for medical checks.
Protesters then attempt to set a wheelchair-bound doll on fire, but police put it out with fire extinguishers.
עימותים אלימים בהפגנת הנכים בירושלים@nirshved pic.twitter.com/bmjAvLzzoy
— גלצ (@GLZRadio) June 27, 2017
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