Militant killed in West Bank

Jerusalem - A Palestinian militant suspected by Israel of involvement in two car-bombings was gunned down in the West Bank yesterday…

Jerusalem - A Palestinian militant suspected by Israel of involvement in two car-bombings was gunned down in the West Bank yesterday and died hours later of his wounds, hospital sources said.

Mahmoud al-Madani was pronounced dead in hospital hours after he was shot three times in the chest in the Balata refugee camp near the city of Nablus.

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