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March 8, 2013

Palestinian Demonstrator Shot by Israeli Troops Dies from Wounds 
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A Palestinian demonstrator shot by Israeli forces last month has died of
his wounds. Twenty-two-year-old Mohammed Asfour was taking part in West
Bank protests over the death of Arafat Jaradat, a Palestinian prisoner
who died in Israeli custody. The Israeli government claims Jaradat died
of a heart attack, but Palestinians say he succumbed to wounds sustained
during a brutal torture. Asfour died from wounds sustained when Israeli
troops shot him in the head with a rubber-coated bullet.

 

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