Israeli commandos dressed as Arabs blow cover, but flee with terror suspect
(01-02 09:00)
Israeli troops wounded dozens of Palestinians in clashes in a West Bank village yesterday after the discovery of a small commando force disguised as Arabs brought a crowd of stone-throwing villagers onto the streets, Palestinians said.
Palestinian security sources told AFP 30 people in Tamoun village were lightly injured by rubber bullets and one was moderately wounded when a live round hit his hand, while dozens more suffered from tear gas inhalation. They said the troops arrested a local Islamic Jihad member and left with him after uniformed reinforcements arrived to cover their exit.
An Israeli military source said the operation began as covert then “expanded into a non-clandestine one, according to plan.’’
The Israeli army's official comment made no mention of Palestinian injuries.
“Earlier today security forces in Tamoun arrested Murad Beni Uda, a terrorist affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, he was subsequently transferred for further questioning,'' a spokeswoman said. “Two soldiers were injured by rocks hurled at them during a violent and illegal riot that erupted at the scene. Security forces responded with riot disposal means.’’
Earlier this month troops in a southern West bank village were forced to abort an attempt to arrest a Palestinian policeman suspected of militant activity when crowds of local residents pelted them with rocks. They picked him up at a later date at a military checkpoint near Hebron.
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