Friday, May 8, 2009

Four injured, two kidnapped as Israeli troops attack nonviolent protest near Bethlehem

Friday May 08, 2009 17:18 by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News

protest near Bethlehem - file photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura
protest near Bethlehem - file photo by IMEMC's Ghassan Bannoura

Israeli soldiers stopped the protest inside the village before reaching to the location of the wall. Four residents were lightly wounded when Israeli soldiers used batons to stop the people for reaching their lands. Local sources said that two international supporters were kidnapped by the Israeli military during the protest.