Villager detained at checkpoint Monday evening

Published today (updated) 04/08/2009 16:59

Hebron – Ma’an – Israeli troops detained and took to unknown destination a Palestinian from Beit Kahil on Monday evening.

Palestinian security sources said troops arrested 45-year-old Hashem Atiyeh Az-Zuhour after stopping him at a checkpoint at the central gate to Edna village west of Hebron.

The reasons behind his arrest remain unclear.