HEBRON, September 22, 2017 (WAFA) – Several Palestinians Friday suffocated after inhaling tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during clashes that broke out in two different locations in Hebron district, in the southern West Bank, said security sources.
Sources told WAFA clashes erupted after the army quelled a demonstration organized by residents in Qalqas village, south of Hebron, to protest the army’s closure of the main road that connects the said area with Hebron city, with earth mounds.
Clashes also broke out in Bab al-Zawyeh area, in central Hebron city.
Forces used tear gas canisters and stun grenades against residents, causing several suffocation cases among them.
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