lennart
25-09-03, 17:32
Boy and teacher in hospital after Israeli soldiers open fire on elementary school
September 23, 2003
14 year old Mohammed al Bouji and his teacher, Ismail Awad Mansour, are recovering in Rafah’s Youssif al Najar Hospital after being shot this morning when Israeli soldiers opened fire on the Omarea Elementary School.
At approximately nine thirty this morning, during a break from classes, the students of Omarea School in Rafah began to run for cover as soldiers in a nearby military post, began an assault, firing live ammunition directly at the Omarea school buildings from a tower overlooking the school grounds.
Fortunately the majority of the 1,490 students of the elementary school were outside during a break from classes when the soldiers began firing numerous rounds at the school buildings. Had the children been in class the injury count would have been much greater as bullets richocheted through the classrooms and broke most windows.
Whilst most of the children were able to hide, others did sustain injuries during the thirteen minute attack. Mohammed Akll Bouji of the eighth grade was shot in the leg and his teacher Ismail Awad Mansour was also hit. Dr Ali Mousa head of Abu Youssif al Najar hospital in Rafah described both as being in a stable condition now that they had been treated in the hospital.
Many other students were also treated, the majority suffering from shock.
www.palestinemonitor.org/updates/israeli_soldiers_injure_boy_teacher.htm
September 23, 2003
14 year old Mohammed al Bouji and his teacher, Ismail Awad Mansour, are recovering in Rafah’s Youssif al Najar Hospital after being shot this morning when Israeli soldiers opened fire on the Omarea Elementary School.
At approximately nine thirty this morning, during a break from classes, the students of Omarea School in Rafah began to run for cover as soldiers in a nearby military post, began an assault, firing live ammunition directly at the Omarea school buildings from a tower overlooking the school grounds.
Fortunately the majority of the 1,490 students of the elementary school were outside during a break from classes when the soldiers began firing numerous rounds at the school buildings. Had the children been in class the injury count would have been much greater as bullets richocheted through the classrooms and broke most windows.
Whilst most of the children were able to hide, others did sustain injuries during the thirteen minute attack. Mohammed Akll Bouji of the eighth grade was shot in the leg and his teacher Ismail Awad Mansour was also hit. Dr Ali Mousa head of Abu Youssif al Najar hospital in Rafah described both as being in a stable condition now that they had been treated in the hospital.
Many other students were also treated, the majority suffering from shock.
www.palestinemonitor.org/updates/israeli_soldiers_injure_boy_teacher.htm