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| Boy killed in West Bank protest | Boy killed in West Bank protest |
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| Israeli troops have shot dead a 12-year-old Palestinian boy during a protest against Israel's barrier in the occupied West Bank, medics say. | |
| The Israeli military said it was investigating what had happened. | |
| 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. |
| 'Serious' inquiry | |
| The boy was identified by local organisers of the anti-barrier protest as Hamad Musa, AFP reported. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| An Israeli military spokeswoman said the army was carrying out a "serious" joint inquiry with Palestinian officials, in quotes carried by the AFP news agency. | |
| Fifteen people were also reported injured by rubber-coated bullets during the demonstration. | Fifteen people were also reported injured by rubber-coated bullets during the demonstration. |