RAMALLAH, September 24, 2011 (WAFA) – Chris Hoby, a French photographer for the French news agency “Le Desk,” was shot on Friday by an Israeli soldier's tear gas bomb while covering the Nabi Saleh demonstration, said a medical source.
Hoby, who was photographing the peaceful demonstrations for three weeks in a row, said that he was standing 50 meters away from the soldiers when one of them pointed his gun at him and fired.
He said that usually the soldiers shoot in the air to break up the demonstration, yet this time they shot at the ground which resulted in injuring a number of protesters.
According to a medical source, Hoby was shot in his right leg with a new kind of tear gas bomb which tore up his leg muscles.
He said that his condition was serious and needed constant supervision. He will be transferred on Sunday to Paris to receive medical care.
“Le Desk” news agency has released a statement in which it condemned the attack that targeted one of its staff.
Palestine News & Info Agency - WAFA
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