August 6, 2008
Media Outlet:
The Associated Press
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August 6, 2008 JERUSALEM: Israeli police said Tuesday that they have arrested a policeman in connection with the death of a Palestinian boy at a protest in the West Bank.
The 10-year old boy was killed by gunfire last week during clashes between Israeli troops and Palestinians in the West Bank village of Naalin.
Micky Rosenfeld, a police spokesman, said authorities detained a member of the paramilitary Border Police and put him under house arrest while the investigation continued.
Naalin is a frequent site of protests against Israel's West Bank separation barrier. Naalin villagers complain the barrier is being built on their land and is ruining their livelihood.
A second Palestinian youth was fatally shot at a protest that followed the first boy's funeral.
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