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R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
Sun May 18, 2014, 01:09 AM May 2014

Ramallah hospital: Nakba protesters killed by live fire

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4520733,00.html

Medical report says live rounds pierced protestes, contradicting IDF claims that rubber bullets were used.

Contrary to IDF claims that rubber bullets were the cause of death for two Palestinians killed during Nakba Day protests, recent official reports from the Ramallah hospital, where they were admitted, claim that Muhammad Abu Thahr (22), and Nadim Nuwara (17) were killed by live fire.

The medical documents from the government-run hospital in Ramallah are signed by Dr. Samir Salib, head of the hospital's Intensive Care Unit, where the two guys were admitted along with a third wounded protester.

According to the documents, Thahr's body had wounds from both the entrance and exit of a live bullet. The bullet reportedly entered Thahr's chest and spun down towards his stomach, puncturing his liver and causing severe bleeding. He was rushed to the hospital where he died within minutes of arriving in the operation room.
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