ATTACKED: Mustafa Barghouti, a PA chairman election candidate

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Mustafa Barghouti says IDF soldiers beat him at gunpoint

By Reuters

RAMALLAH - A candidate for the chairmanship of the Palestinian Authority accused Israel Defense Forces troops on Wednesday of detaining him during a West Bank campaign trip and beating him at gunpoint.

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"I identified myself as a politician, but was struck with rifles and pinned to the ground," Barghouti said, adding that he was detained for more than an hour and later treated for bruises. "This is deliberate sabotage against the elections."

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A military source said that Barghouti had not informed the checkpoint that he would be coming through, as required by the IDF. The source had no immediate comment on the charge that troops had used physical violence against Barghouti and his entourage.

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