Palestinian teen dies after stabbing in East Jerusalem refugee camp
Cops open investigation after 17-year-old fatally injured in reported brawl
A 17-year-old Palestinian from an East Jerusalem refugee camp died Saturday after being stabbed, apparently in a brawl, in a suspected murder.
The teenager, a resident of Shuafat, was pronounced dead after he was taken to the hospital with stab wounds to his body.
“The circumstances of the incident are still not clear,” a police statement said.
The boy was later named as Abed Al-Rahman Haddad.
*שנדקר ולאחר דקות ספורות התמוטט ומת. pic.twitter.com/tzraU25JaB
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According to reports, the boy was stabbed during a brawl near the entrance to the camp, a video of which was shared on social media. In the clip, the youth can be seen collapsing to the ground.
החשד לרצח בשועפאט: ההרוג הוא עבד אל-רחמן אל-חדאד. לפי הדיווחים, הוא נהרג לאחר קטטה שהתפתחה בין תלמידים סמוך למחסום של המחנה. בתיעוד שפורסם ברשת רואים את הקטטה ואת הרגע שבו הוא מתמוטט@SuleimanMas1 pic.twitter.com/LZlx4tqNF6
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Police said officers were headed to the scene and that an investigation was underway.
