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troopers shoot at MPS British politicians |
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by Flan AKA DAN "Pudding for Brains" Disinfo
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20 Jun 2004
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The army has been accused of shooting at a group of British politicians.
The cross-party group was visiting the site where British peace campaigner Tom Hurndall was killed when they say they came under fire. |
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Northover said they were travelling under UN supervision in Rafah when they were shot at from an Israeli observation post.
She said machine gun fire had passed closely over their heads.
They then pulled back to their vehicle, which was clearly marked with the UN symbol, when further shots where fired at a building next to the car.
They are now demanding an explanation from the Israeli ambassador to Britain.
Baroness Northover said: "This incident has shown me first-hand the indiscriminate violence faced by Palestinians on a daily basis.
"If the Israeli Defence Force is prepared to shoot at a delegation of parliamentarians under the supervision of the UN, one wonders what treatment ordinary Palestinians are given."
Baroness Northover said the action might have been an attempt to stop the group seeing the full effect of Israel's policy of demolishing Palestinian housing in Gaza.
She was accompanied on the trip by Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies and Tory MP Crispin Blunt. |
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