Palestinian Badly Hurt in Clash with Israeli Army
A Palestinian student was in critical condition on Monday after being hit in the head when Israeli troops broke up a protest near Ramallah, medical and security sources said.
Palestinian security sources said the student, 20-year-old Mohammed Abu Awad, was hit in the head by a bullet during a demonstration near the Atara checkpoint, five kilometers north of Ramallah.
The protest was in support of a hunger striking female prisoner, they said.
Medical sources at a Ramallah hospital confirmed the student was in intensive care but said he had been hit in the head by a tear gas canister.
The Israeli military said they were not immediately aware of the incident but were looking into it.
Source: Agence France Presse
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