some sort of new mix of nerve/tear gas used
DE PAUS - 23.06.2004 17:49
some sort of new mix of nerve/tear gas used by demo aginst the apartheidswall on the westbank, Palestine
Amy , 23 juni 2004, Hares, IWPS-house, Salfit –area, Westbank, Palestine
I'm fine...things here are intense. Salfit is disappearing. The Wall
Is being built simultaneously in Az Zawiya, Deir Ballut, Iskaka and
Salfit—and that is ONLY in the Salfit governate (where the IWPS works). Thus, we are very, very busy. There have been non-violent demos everyday with many injuries--often upwards of 50 people, one day last week there were 130. Most of the injuries have been from tear gas, although 'rubber' bullets have been used and used live ammunition was found at least one demo. Many of the area doctors suspect that the gas is some sort of new mix of nerve/tear gas. We have reasons to believe that this is true including the fact that many of the victims show symptoms that are unusual (convulsions, spasms, miscarriages etc. in addition to breathing problems). There is more info on our site www.iwps.info.
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