Two Palestinian young men were killed and two others sustained injuries one seriously on Monday evening when Israeli police officers opened fire at them in the Arab city of Tamra in Israel (the 1948 occupied lands) a few hours after a citizen was killed in a shooting incident in Nazareth city.
The crime raised the ire of hundreds of local residents who rallied in Tamra and closed Road 70 before clashing with police forces who used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protesters.
One of the victims was identified as Ahmed Hijazi a university student. He was killed during his presence in the area where police officers exchanged fire with gunmen.
Afterwards the Tamra municipality on Tuesday declared a general strike in the city in protest at the killing of two Arab young men.
Earlier 33-year-old Adham Bazie succumbed to a serious bullet injury in a hospital in Nazareth.
