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| Israeli army investigates Palestinian protester's death | Israeli army investigates Palestinian protester's death |
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| Israel's army says it is investigating the death of a Palestinian activist who died after being hit in the face by a tear-gas canister at the weekend. | Israel's army says it is investigating the death of a Palestinian activist who died after being hit in the face by a tear-gas canister at the weekend. |
| Pictures of the incident appear to show Mustafa Tamimi, 28, being shot at from close range. | Pictures of the incident appear to show Mustafa Tamimi, 28, being shot at from close range. |
| He was among a small group of Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli military vehicles when he was struck. | He was among a small group of Palestinians throwing stones at Israeli military vehicles when he was struck. |
| At his funeral on Sunday, there were further clashes between mourners and Israeli soldiers. | At his funeral on Sunday, there were further clashes between mourners and Israeli soldiers. |
| Photographs of the incident in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh show Mr Tamimi apparently being shot at from the back of an Israeli military vehicle. | |
| This would be seem to be a contradiction of the army's own rules governing the firing of tear gas, says the BBC's Wyre Davies in Jerusalem. | |
| Although Mr Tamimi was immediately transferred to hospital, he died from his injuries the next day. | Although Mr Tamimi was immediately transferred to hospital, he died from his injuries the next day. |
| The Israeli army called the death an "exceptional incident" and has promised a full inquiry. | The Israeli army called the death an "exceptional incident" and has promised a full inquiry. |
| But human rights groups say Mustafa Tamimi was at least the 20th person to have been killed in recent years at demonstrations in the West Bank. | But human rights groups say Mustafa Tamimi was at least the 20th person to have been killed in recent years at demonstrations in the West Bank. |
| The protest in Nabi Saleh is held weekly against the construction of Jewish settlements and the separation barrier on occupied Palestinian land. | The protest in Nabi Saleh is held weekly against the construction of Jewish settlements and the separation barrier on occupied Palestinian land. |