4 Citizens injured by Gunfire in a Wedding Celebration in Khan Yunis

4 Citizens injured by Gunfire in a Wedding Celebration in Khan Yunis

PCHR
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights

Security Chaos and Proliferation of Small Arms
Misuse of Weapons by Armed Groups and Security Personnel

Field Update
23 March 2006

In the evening of Wednesday, 22 March 2006, four citizens were injured in
the city of Khan Yunis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The injuries occurred
after an armed man fired a gun during a friend's wedding.

PCHR's initial investigation indicates that at approximately 22:45 on
Wednesday, an armed man fired shots during a wedding to salute his friend,
the groom, Ismail Mohammad Mohsin (22-year old resident of Al-Amal
neighborhood in Khan Yunis). The shooter lost control of the gun; and
several bullets hit the ground. Shrapnel injured the groom in the right
shoulder and 3 others:
- Mohammad Khalel El-Zaqzouq, 25-year old resident of Khan Yunis,
hit by shrapnel in the abdomen;
- Ashraf Abdel Fattah El-Abed, 23-year old resident of El-Bureij
refugee camp, hit by shrapnel in the right leg and left thigh; and
- Naser Mustafa Hamad, 23-year old resident of El-Bureij refugee
camp, hit by shrapnel in the left thigh.

The injured were taken to Naser hospital for treatment. The injuries were
minor, except for those of Zaqzouq, whose injuries were moderate.

PCHR expresses great concern over misuse of weapons by armed groups and
individuals, which is a continuum of the ongoing security chaos. The Centre
calls upon the Palestinian National Authority, represented by the
Attorney-General, to investigate this crime and to bring the perpetrators to
justice.

Public Document
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1 posted on 03/23/2006 4:24:01 AM PST by SJackson

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2 posted on 03/23/2006 4:57:14 AM PST by SJackson ([Iraq] Reconstruction isn’t news is it? Chris Matthews)

What an odd way for Episcopalians to celebrate...

3 posted on 03/23/2006 5:45:39 AM PST by Triggerhippie (Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.)

The injuries occurred after an armed man fired a gun during a friend's wedding.

How many unarmed men fire guns ?

That said, who among us didn't have at least one shotgun at their wedding ?

( In my case there was only one ).

4 posted on 03/23/2006 8:23:38 AM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)

to investigate this crime and to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Uh huh. Full auto rifle fire is an accepted form of "celebration" in the region, part of the explanation for why they remain firmly rooted in the 17th century.

5 posted on 03/23/2006 8:28:13 AM PST by xsrdx (Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas)

Last time I looked they were still in the 11th century. When did they leapfrog into the 17th?

6 posted on 03/23/2006 1:32:55 PM PST by Honestfreedom

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