Palestinian, 20, shot dead after alleged attack at Damascus Gate
Oct. 14, 2015 4:49 P.M. (Updated: Oct. 14, 2015 6:09 P.M.)
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JERUSALEM (Ma’an) — A Palestinian man was shot dead at the Damascus Gate in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday after an alleged attack, Israeli police and media said, with no reported injuries.
Israeli police responded to the scene after the alleged attack and a suspect with a knife was shot dead, Israeli police spokesperson Micky Rosenfeld said.
Witnesses said the man was “executed in cold blood” after being shot with 14 bullets and left to bleed on the ground. Israeli forces deployed in the area and shouted “terrorist, terrorist” at the suspect before shooting him, they added.
A Ma’an reporter identified the man as Basil Bassam Ragheb Sidr , 20. Initial reports incorrectly said he was 14.
The latest death brings the total number of Palestinians killed since Oct. 1 to 31, with at least 17 shot dead at demonstrations.
At least seven Israelis have been killed in the same time period.
On Tuesday, Two Palestinians were shot and killed after they allegedly carried out attacks that killed three Israelis and injured up to 27 in four separate attacks across Israel and occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday. (...)