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Palestinian PM says to probe into killing of suspect by PNA security

Xinhua, August 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah said Tuesday that a probe will be opened into the circumstances of the killing of a suspect by Palestinian National Authority (PNA) security forces in the West Bank.

Hamdallah said during the weekly cabinet meeting that the investigation will be led by the justice minister and its outcome will be published immediately after it is concluded, the Palestinian official news agency reported.

Earlier on Tuesday, PNA police spokesman Adnan Damiri said that the deceased man was the main instigator behind the killing of two security men in Nablus on Thursday.

Two Palestinian security members were killed on Thursday in a crossfire in the West Bank city of Nablus, after they killed two armed wanted men in the old city.

After the suspect was arrested, security men beat him severely, and he died, the spokesman said.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) called on Israel to open a comprehensive investigation into the killing of a young Palestinian in the southern West Bank city of Hebron last week.

UNRWA voiced concern over the killing of Mohammad Abu Hashhash, 19, in Al-Fawwar refugee camp in an Israeli military operation last Tuesday.

"Israeli authorities, as occupying power, is obliged to protect civilians, including refugees," it said. Endit