Israeli police kill two Palestinians
Israeli border police shot dead two Palestinians in annexed east Jerusalem after they threw fireworks and rocks at fellow officers, the force said yesterday. The deaths came late on Tuesday in the Silwan neighbourhood as officers were operating in the area, the border police said in a statement. One officer was hit by fireworks, the force said. "In response to the threat to their lives, the border police officers fired at the two assailants," who were later confirmed dead, the statement said. Israel occupied east Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of 1967 and later annexed it in a move never recognised by the international community.
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