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'Beaten' US-Palestinian teenager Tariq Khdair in house arrest | 'Beaten' US-Palestinian teenager Tariq Khdair in house arrest |
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A Palestinian-American teenager allegedly beaten while in Israeli police custody in East Jerusalem is to be held under house arrest for nine days, a judge has ruled. | A Palestinian-American teenager allegedly beaten while in Israeli police custody in East Jerusalem is to be held under house arrest for nine days, a judge has ruled. |
Tariq Khdair, 15, from Florida, is to remain in the Jerusalem area of Beit Hanina during the investigation. | Tariq Khdair, 15, from Florida, is to remain in the Jerusalem area of Beit Hanina during the investigation. |
Mobile phone footage appears to show two Israeli policemen repeatedly punching him in the head. | Mobile phone footage appears to show two Israeli policemen repeatedly punching him in the head. |
Police say that he was among a group of youths attacking police officers. | Police say that he was among a group of youths attacking police officers. |
But his family say he was not involved in violence that followed last week's abduction and murder of his cousin, Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair, 16. | But his family say he was not involved in violence that followed last week's abduction and murder of his cousin, Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdair, 16. |
Unrest has spread from East Jerusalem to several Arab-Israeli towns after reports that an initial post-mortem examination found Mohammed Abu Khdair had been burned alive. | Unrest has spread from East Jerusalem to several Arab-Israeli towns after reports that an initial post-mortem examination found Mohammed Abu Khdair had been burned alive. |
Reports in the Israeli media on Sunday said that six people had been arrested in connection with the killing. | |
Thousands attended Mohammad Abu Khdair's funeral on Friday near the family's home in the Shufat district of East Jerusalem. | Thousands attended Mohammad Abu Khdair's funeral on Friday near the family's home in the Shufat district of East Jerusalem. |
His family believe he was killed by Jewish extremists in revenge for the murders of three Israeli teenagers - Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach. | His family believe he was killed by Jewish extremists in revenge for the murders of three Israeli teenagers - Naftali Frenkel and Gilad Shaar, both aged 16, and 19-year-old Eyal Yifrach. |
Their bodies were found near the West Bank city of Hebron on 30 June and their funerals were held on Wednesday. | Their bodies were found near the West Bank city of Hebron on 30 June and their funerals were held on Wednesday. |
US state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tariq Khdair was visited by a consulate official on Saturday. | US state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Tariq Khdair was visited by a consulate official on Saturday. |
"We are profoundly troubled by reports that he was severely beaten while in police custody and strongly condemn any excessive use of force," she said. | "We are profoundly troubled by reports that he was severely beaten while in police custody and strongly condemn any excessive use of force," she said. |
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