Israeli police shot Palestinian teenager bearing petrol bomb

On a day of violence which left two people wounded and another Palestinian man killed, 17 year old Palestinian teenager Ayman Samih Abassi was also shot dead by Israeli police in Jerusalem.
The fatal shooting took place overnight in the occupied East Jerusalem region and Abassi’s death was confirmed by the Palestinian health ministry on Sunday. It was gathered, that he was shot in the chest.

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In a statement, the Israeli police said that officers fired at a Palestinian holding “a petrol bomb” in the Ras al-Amud neighbourhood, but added that it could not confirm hitting him.
“About 10 petrol bombs were thrown at border police officers in Ras al-Amud,” the statement said.
The fatal shootings is coming just before an expected verdict on Monday, in the murder case of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was kidnapped, beaten and burnt alive by suspected Israeli attackers.

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