Arab-Israeli critically wounded from IDF fire

[oberliner]

An Arab-Israeli citizen was critically wounded Thursday night after the IDF fired at his car at a roadblock near Hebron. The injured man was taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center in Jerusalem. The IDF has launched an inquiry into the incident.


The man, driving on Route 60, encountered a surprise roadblock set up by reserves troops in order to check suspicious vehicles. For an unclear reason, the soldiers thought the driver was trying to break through the roadblock and fired at him. He sustained head wounds and was taken to the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center on an IDF intensive care vehicle.


The Etzion Brigade's deputy commander later arrived at the scene and began probing the incident. The IDF is looking into a possibility that the driver did not notice the improvised roadblock and as a result speeded towards it, which aroused the soldiers' suspicion. The other possibility is that the driver intentionally tried to target the troops.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4016903,00.html

[azurnoir]

1. duplicate from a different source

perhaps you should read posted threads more carefully, or is there some other intent?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x342017

[oberliner]

2. Not a duplicate

People often post different articles with different perspectives on the same events.

[azurnoir]

3. Hebron: Checkpoint soldiers shoot driver

Soldiers at a flying checkpoint on Route 60 north of Hebron shot and critically wounded a Palestinian citizen of Israel on Thursday night.


The Israeli military said events around the shooting were unclear.


Security sources identified the man as 28-year-old Jalal Al-Masri, and said he sustained a bullet wound in his head.


Officials said the Israeli report was that Al-Masri disobeyed orders of checkpoint soldiers and was fired on.


According to reports by the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the military is investigating the possibilities that the driver either did not notice the flying checkpoint, or that he intended to harm soldiers and sped toward it.


http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=352962