Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Israeli confirms girl shot // Troops find M-16 used in killing

TEL AVIV A senior Israeli security source confirmed Friday that15-year-old Tirza Porat died from a bullet wound in a confrontationthis week between Palestinians and Jewish settlers in the occupiedWest Bank.

The source said troops had found the M-16 rifle that fired thebullet when they arrested a Palestinian West Bank villager who tookthe weapon after the girl was shot. It belonged to a Jewish settler,right-wing activist Roman Aldubi.

The source said it was most likely Aldubi shot the girl byaccident after being hit on the head with a stone. It also waspossible the gun went off during a struggle with an Arab who tried totake it from Aldubi, the source …

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