Palestinian wielding knife shot dead in West Bank: police

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AFP Jerusalem
Last Updated : Nov 22 2016 | 3:22 PM IST
A Palestinian was shot dead at a West Bank checkpoint today after walking towards guards wielding a knife, Israeli police said.
"A Palestinian attempted to cross the checkpoint using the vehicle lane and approached security guards brandishing a knife," police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement.
"The terrorist was neutralised," she added, later confirming he had been killed.

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First Published: Nov 22 2016 | 3:22 PM IST

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