Palestinian killed in Jerusalem

10/08/2007| IslamWeb

A Palestinian man has been shot and killed in Jerusalem's Old City after trying to seize a weapon from an Israeli security guard, police say.

At least six other people were injured in shooting that followed.

The Old City lies in East Jerusalem and houses the key Jewish, Muslim and Christian sites.

East Jerusalem has been occupied by Israel since 1967. Palestinians hope to establish their capital there but Israel claims the entire city.

Israel's annexation of the city is not recognized by the international community.

East Jerusalem is home to more than 22,000 Palestinians, Muslim and Christian, and about 180,000 Jews.

Injured

The shooting happened close to the offices of an ultra-nationalist Jewish organization in the Christian quarter of the Old City.

Police say a Palestinian man grabbed a gun from a security guard standing outside the building and shot him in the shoulder.

The man fled but was chased by another guard.

The two men fired at one another as they ran down a narrow lane and a number of bystanders were lightly injured before the Palestinian was shot dead.

A prominent Palestinian politician, Mustafa Barghouti, condemned the killing as a crime carried out by a Jewish extremist on occupied Palestinian land.

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Scene of the shooting in Jerusalem