30 More Injured in West Bank as Rioting Erupts After Funeral for Slain Palestinian
The funeral of a Palestinian drew thousands to the streets Wednesday in more West Bank rioting, and protesters hurled rocks and firebombs at Israeli soldiers--who answered with tear gas and rubber bullets.
About 30 people were injured as Palestinian police formed human chains, searched rooftops and blocked streets with trucks, struggling to separate protesters from Israeli soldiers and prevent more deaths after the funeral of Nadir Assaid, 24.
Assaid was one of three Palestinians killed Tuesday; one died after being shot by two Jewish seminary students, and two--including Assaid--died in riots that broke out afterward.
Palestinian police fired 21 shots into the air as Assaid’s body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag, was lowered into the grave.
After the funeral, thousands of Palestinian marchers, many waving flags with militant Islamic slogans, marched toward the Israeli-controlled part of the city, where about 450 Jewish settlers live.
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