Israeli forces detain two at flying checkpoint near Jenin

Date: 08 / 05 / 2009 Time: 15:42

[Ma'anImages]

Jenin – Ma’an – Israeli troops detained two from the town of Jaba south of Jenin as they passed through a military checkpoint.

The men, identified as 33-year-old Farhat Alawneh and 35-year-old Rabi’a Fashafsheh were detained late Thursday night as they travelled towards their homes in Nablus after work in the Jenin area.

According to the parents of the men they were stopped by troops, forced to leave their car on the roadside and taken to an unknown location.