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Slain Palestinian’s family refuses Israeli burial conditions

Friday 20-January-2017

The family of slain Palestinian Yaqub Musa Abu Qi’an a resident of the village of Um al-Hiran in the Negev who was killed by Israeli police on Wednesday refused the Israeli burial conditions.

Local sources affirmed that the family refused Israeli police orders to bury their son in Negev instead of his hometown of Um al-Hiran.

Qi’an was shot and killed by Israeli gunfire in the early hours of Wednesday morning after his car allegedly struck and killed an Israeli police officer.

The incident occurred as Israeli police forces were demolishing eight homes in the village.

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