New video footage has emerged of the moments before an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier shot and killed 17-year old Mohammed al-Kasbah on July 3, 2015 in the West Bank village of al-Ram near the Qalandia checkpoint. The recording was captured by a security camera posted at a gas station and contradicts Col. Yisrael Shomer’s account where he said he fired at the Palestinian teen because his life was in imminent danger.
In the footage an Israeli army vehicle stops on a busy street near the gas station. Palestinian youth are seen approaching and stone throwing. Two soldiers then exit the Jeep and pursue the youth on foot as they flee out of frame. A third solider also stepped out of the vehicle, but remained by the side of the car. Thirty seconds later, the soldiers return, pile into the car, and speed off.
During the brief moment when the soldiers are off-camera Shomer shot al-Kasbah three times in the chest, head, and back. Al-Kasbah was then taken to a public hospital in Ramallah. His heart had already stopped beating. Hospital staff told Mondoweiss he was then resuscitated, but died 15 minutes later around 7am due to blood loss from the injuries.
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http://www.globalresearch.ca/video-footage-reveals-palestinian-teen-who-posed-immediate-danger-to-idf-soldier-was-fleeing-when-shot-and-killed/5462278
Hmmm ... this reminds me of the Austin TX police force, which has been accused more than once of shooting fleeing suspects in the back.
And just how is an armed soldier's life threatened by a stone thrower, anyway?
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