Israeli Troops Open Fire at Coffee Shop

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Israeli Troops Open Fire at Coffee Shop
Friday October 3, 2003 7:31 PM
By RAVI NESSMAN
Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli troops raided a West Bank coffee shop filled with men playing cards Friday morning, wounding three and arresting more than a dozen others during a search for fugitives, Palestinian officials said. The Israeli army said its soldiers fired at three men who had ignored orders to halt.

Two of the wounded were electricians doing repair work.

Military officials said troops did not fire into the coffee shop. An Associated Press reporter counted eight bullet holes in the windows of the coffee shop and 11 more inside, and saw glass shards on the floor.

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The Friday raid on the coffee shop in the northern West Bank town of Qabatiyeh began when about a dozen jeeps suddenly pulled up outside and soldiers jumped out, said Nasser Zakarneh, 30, who owns a shop next door.

Soldiers opened fire at the coffee shop filled with card players, he said.

Two electricians working inside ran out when they heard the shooting and were about 40 yards from the buildings when they were shot, Zakarneh said. A third man was shot about 20 yards away, he said.

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