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8 April 2002
Two Border Policemen wounded near the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem
(Communicated by the IDF Spokesman)
Last night, Palestinian gunmen in the Church of the Nativity compound
opened fire and threw hand grenades at two IDF posts in the area of
Manger Square.
The Palestinian shooting and the grenades caused fire to erupt in
several buildings in the compound. The IDF facilitated the entry of
Palestinian fire fighters to the area; the fire-fighters succeeded in
putting out the fire.
Two border-policemen were wounded by the Palestinian fire, one
severely and one lightly; their families have been notified.
The evacuation took place under heavy Palestinian fire. In order to
evacuate the wounded policemen, the Israeli force returned fire
toward sources of Palestinian fire, killing one of the terrorists. A
smoke grenade was also used to help the force to evacuate the injured
policemen. There was no use of tear gas against the people holed-up
in the church.
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