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Two teenage boys were arrested after allegedly throwing chemical bombs into the Pioneer High School's homecoming dance and a 16-year-old girl's birthday party, sending three to the hospital Saturday night. Police booked the 16 and 17-year-old boys on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, San Jose police officer Enrique Garcia said. The teens, according to police reports, first threw a chemical bomb into a crowd at the homecoming dance around 9:50 p.m., Garcia said. No one was injured and the boys ran away. San Jose Unified School District spokeswoman Karen Fuqua said approximately 700 students were on hand for...

JENIN (Reuters) - Israeli soldiers shot and critically wounded a 13-year-old Palestinian stone-thrower during a raid in the West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian medics said. The shooting was the latest in the worst surge of violence since a truce was agreed nine months ago. Palestinian witnesses and an Israeli military source said troops shot at youngsters who threw stones at them during a raid to arrest militants in the city of Jenin. Soldiers also exchanged fire with Palestinian gunmen. Medics said the teenager sustained a head wound and was taken to an Israeli hospital for treatment. A Palestinian security source...