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From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
No charges in shooting of Palestinian siblings at crossing
The State Prosecutor’s office says no charges will be filed against civilian guards who shot and killed a woman and her brother at the flashpoint Qalandiya crossing in the West Bank in April.
The 23-year-old woman threw a knife at the guards. Her 16-year-old brother was also found to have been carrying a knife.
A statement from the prosecutor says that one guard fired a shot at the woman as she drew the knife, and “as such he acted in self-defense.”
