RAMALLAH,A Palestinian who was not yet identified was shot today and critically wounded at the northern entrance to Ramallah following an Israeli police chase, according to eyewitnesses.
They said an Israeli police car chased the Palestinian and opened fire at the tires of his car, causing him to crash into a metal bar on the side of the road before the policemen came out of their car and continued to open fire at the Palestinian.
Palestinian ambulances were not allowed to reach the location of the shooting, which was totally sealed off by the army.
The Ministry of Health said it was informed by the Civil Affairs Authority that a Palestinian was shot and critically wounded at the northern entrance to Ramallah.
Reports said the Palestinian first ran over an Israeli female soldier several kilometers away from where he was shot and tried to escape into Ramallah when he was chased by Israeli forces and shot.
Source: Palestine News & Info Agency