Border Police Wound Guards in Qalandiya Weapon-Snatch Clash
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Police said Border Police officers heading to an operational mission passed through a security-forces gate at the Qalandiya Crossing when a civilian vehicle tried to enter from Judea and Samaria. The officers approached to identify the occupants, who allegedly exited, punched and choked the force and tried to snatch their weapons. One officer fired warning shots, and another fired at the attackers' lower bodies after seeing a colleague being choked, lightly wounding two men. Police later said the wounded men were employed as security guards but had not identified themselves; several Border Police officers were also lightly hurt, and the incident is under investigation.
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Difference in reporting
Sources factually differ on the wounded-count presentation: Ynet and Mako report two lightly wounded men who police later said were security guards; Behadrei's headline and subheading say one guard was wounded, while its body otherwise matches the police account. All shipped sources agree that Border Police officers at the Qalandiya Crossing encountered a civilian vehicle at a security-forces gate, the occupants allegedly attacked the officers and tried to snatch weapons, warning shots preceded lower-body fire, several Border Police officers were lightly hurt, and the incident is under investigation.
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