61. Meanwhile, the government ends the curfew in the West Bank of Hebron following recent shootings of Jewish settlers. 62. Members of both political parties have tried to reverse that decision, which followed several shootings just outside the White House gates during the last several years. 63. Police arrested four people in a protest that followed the shooting. 64. Red Cross representative Jean Pierre Schaerer, who visited the residence following the shooting, said no one was hurt by the gunfire. 65. Several people were injured in the ensuing melee and fights that followed the shooting. 66. Shops quickly shuttered and people stayed indoors following the shooting. 67. Similar police actions this month following shootings blamed on the rebels have resulted in harsh crackdowns backed by tanks and artillery. 68. Some disaffected soldiers see the arrests that followed the shooting as an army purge of northerners suspected of sympathy with Ouattara. 69. The bombardment Sunday followed the shooting down of two military planes by guerrillas over the weekend. 70. The army imposed a total closure on the West Bank following the shooting, barring one million Palestinians from entering Israel. |