Second Palestinian suspected of shooting at Israeli hikers turns himself in

29 April 2019, 4:49 pm

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The second Palestinian suspect who is believed to have opened fire at a group of Israeli hikers in the northern West Bank has handed himself in to security forces, the army says.

Earlier in the day, the military says shots were fired at the hikers near the Tel Dotan archaeological site. There were no Israeli injuries. Troops on the scene, who were guarding the group, opened fire at a pair of suspects, hitting one of them. The second fled the scene, prompting a manhunt throughout the area.

“Following searches by IDF troops in the region, the suspect handed himself in to security forces. He is now being transferred [to the Shin Bet] for interrogation,” the army says in a statement.

— Judah Ari Gross