American citizen critically injured after being shot in the head by Israeli forces in Ni'lin

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Published: 13 March 2009 13 March 2009
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ate: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:46:39
From: ISM Media Alerts <media@palsolidarity.org>
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Subject: [ISM Media Group] American citizen critically injured after being shot
in the head by Israeli forces in Ni'lin

For Immediate Release

13th Friday 2009, Ni'lin Village: An American citizen has been
critically injured in the village of Ni'lin after Israeli forces shot
him in the head with a tear-gas canister.

Tristan Anderson from California USA, 37 years old, is currently being
taken to Israeli hospital Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv. Anderson is
unconscious and has been bleeding heavily from the nose and mouth. He
sustained a large hole in his forehead where he was struck by the
canister.

"The Israeli soldiers were standing on the hill looking over us firing
tear-gas canisters straight into the crowd. Tristan was hit and fell
to the ground. He had a large hole in the front of his head and his
brain was visable. I tried to stop the bleeding, but he was bleeding
heavily from the head, nose and mouth."
Ulrika Jenson (Sweden) - International Solidarity Movement

"Tristan was shot by the new tear-gas canisters that can be shot up to
500m. I ran over as I saw someone had been shot, while the Israeli
forces continued to fire tear-gas at us. When an ambulance came, the
Israeli soldiers refused to allow the ambulance through the checkpoint
just outside the village. After 5 minutes of arguing with the
soldiers, the ambulance passed."
Teah Lunqvist (Sweden) - International Solidarity Movement

Contact:

Ulrika Jenson (English and Swedish) - +972 598 521 158
Teah Lunqvist (English and Swedish) - +972 598 531 036
ISM Media Office - 02-297 1824 or +972 598 503 948

Tristan Anderson was shot as Israeli forces attacked a demonstration
against the construction of the annexation wall through the village of
Ni'lin's land. Another resident from Ni'lin was shot in the leg with
live ammunition.


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