Palestinian officer killed, 2 gunmen injured during armed clashes in Balata
March 20, 2017 10:36 A.M. (Updated: March 21, 2017 12:10 P.M.)
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NABLUS (Ma’an) — A Palestinian policeman was killed Sunday night during armed clashes that erupted in Balata refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank district of Nablus, after Palestinian forces raided the camp to detain “wanted fugitives,” Palestinian security forces said.
The clashes left another policeman and at least two gunmen injured — one of whom was detained while the other managed to escape.
Local sources told Ma’an that Palestinian security forces ambushed the camp at the eastern cemetery dressed as civilians, sparking clashes with gunmen that lasted some 15 minutes.
Governor of Nablus Akram Rujoub said that Palestinian security forces officer Hasaan Ali Abu al-Hajj was killed after being shot in the head, and was declared dead sometime later after succumbing to the injury. Rujoub noted that Abu al-Hajj was newly married, just six months ago.
Abu al-Hajj was buried on Monday afternoon in his hometown of Kobar northwest of Ramallah.(...)