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| Israeli troops have shot dead a nine-year-old Palestinian boy during a protest against Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank, medics say. | Israeli troops have shot dead a nine-year-old Palestinian boy during a protest against Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank, medics say. |
| There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military about the incident. | There was no immediate comment by the Israeli military about the incident. |
| It happened at Nilin village, west of Ramallah, where peace activists say Israel is taking 25 hectares of land from villagers to build the barrier. | It happened at Nilin village, west of Ramallah, where peace activists say Israel is taking 25 hectares of land from villagers to build the barrier. |
| The Israeli army is replacing the main access road to the village with a tunnel under military control. | The Israeli army is replacing the main access road to the village with a tunnel under military control. |
| Activists say the plan will have the effect of turning Nilin into a prison. Israel says the barrier and other construction work is necessary for security reasons. | Activists say the plan will have the effect of turning Nilin into a prison. Israel says the barrier and other construction work is necessary for security reasons. |
| The boy was identified by local organisers of the anti-barrier protest as Hamad Musa, AFP reported. | |
| He was hit in the chest by a live bullet fired by Israeli soldiers and died of his wounds while being transported to hospital, Palestinian medical sources were quoted saying. | |
| One activist told AFP the army dispersed protesters near the barrier using rubber-coated bullets and tear gas, and then fired live rounds at people gathering in the village. | |
| Fifteen people were also reported injured by rubber-coated bullets during the demonstration. |