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Girl Killed by Gunfire During Palestinian Wedding Celebrations


(Ma'an News-PA) A Palestinian girl, Ilaa al-Araj, 16, was killed Saturday evening after she was hit in the head by gunfire during wedding celebrations in the Balata refugee camp east of Nablus in the West Bank. Local sources said she had been watching the celebrations from the roof of her home. It remains a common practice to fire gunshots during celebrations. In 2006, three young girls were accidentally killed by gunfire at a wedding in Jenin.
2015-05-18 00:00:00
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