Border Police forces operating in Nablus overnight Sunday opened fire at a group of Palestinian rioters who threw explosives at them, hitting one in the head and wounded two others, Palestinian officials said.
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The man, Jamil al-Kayyal, 31, was believed to be armed and was evacuated by Red Crescent paramedics. Palestinian media reported that he was declared dead at a nearby hospital shortly after the incident.
In response to al-Kayyal's death, the Fatah movement in Nablus declared a general strike and a day of mourning. Al-Kayyal appears to have been a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, Fatah's armed wing.
