The Israeli military has suspended from duty an entire army company following the shooting of an unarmed Palestinian man in the West Bank on Thursday.
The army said the soldiers, on a foot patrol near Hebron, had commandeered a Palestinian taxi and had shot a man who had come near them.
It said the troops had then failed to give first aid to the wounded man or report the incident.
The Israeli soldiers said they believed the man had been acting suspiciously.
One report said they had mistaken a spade he had been carrying for a gun.
The Israeli military police are now investigating the incident.
The wounded Palestinian was eventually evacuated by the Israeli army and treated for his injuries inside Israel.
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The army said the soldiers, on a foot patrol near Hebron, had commandeered a Palestinian taxi and had shot a man who had come near them.
It said the troops had then failed to give first aid to the wounded man or report the incident.
The Israeli soldiers said they believed the man had been acting suspiciously.
One report said they had mistaken a spade he had been carrying for a gun.
The Israeli military police are now investigating the incident.
The wounded Palestinian was eventually evacuated by the Israeli army and treated for his injuries inside Israel.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle … 918936.stm