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Soldier filmed shooting near Palestinian protester
A video released by an Israeli human rights group has sparked a military investigation into the abuse of a Palestinian protester by an Israeli soldier.
- AP
- Published: 15:09 July 21, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: A video released by an Israeli human rights group has sparked a military investigation into the abuse of a Palestinian protester by an Israeli soldier.
The video released by B'Tselem shows a soldier firing a rubber-coated bullet near the foot of a West Bank man whose hands were bound and whose eyes were blindfolded.
The group says 27-year-old Ashraf Abu Rahma was lightly wounded and was not hospitalised.
B'Tselem says it obtained the videotape from a Palestinian girl who filmed the incident.
In a statement given to The Associated Press on Monday, the military called the incident a "stark violation" of its rules of conduct and safety, and said military police were investigating.
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