The World : Troops Kill Palestinian

A Palestinian youth was shot and killed by Israeli troops after he refused to heed an order to stop and identify himself, a military spokesman said. The incident occurred at the Balata refugee camp on the occupied West Bank of the Jordan River. Soldiers said they found a knife on the body of the dead youth. Another youth fled the scene, dropping a full gasoline can, matches and rags, the spokesman said. The identity of the victim was not immediately made public.