Zionist occupation army overruns village, fire tear-gas into homes, scores suffocated

Bethlehem: (IAP News) - In scenes underscoring Israeli brutality against Palestinians, the Israeli occupation army on Wednesday overran the small village of Tku', five miles south west of Bethlehem, firing numerous stun grenades and tear gas canisters on and into villager's homes.

Palestinian sources said as many as 50 villagers, including many children, were hospitalized, mostly as a result of tear gas suffocation and of shock.

Villagers told the "Voice of Palestine" that as many as a hundred stun grenades and tear gas canisters were fired, and that a big cloud of tear gas formed over the village.

Zionist occupation soldiers who arrived at the small village in six armored vehicles wore special masks against tear gas.

A spokesman for the zionist occupation army was quoted as saying that a contingent of the zionist army was on a training exercise at the village.

When asked about the reported firing of tear gas into Palestinian houses, the spokesman said "I have no knowledge of this."