71.   Justice Ministry officials are investigating the shooting of Obeid to determine whether troops violated shooting procedures by shooting rubber bullets at too close a range.

72.   Local police arrived on the scene within minutes and were investigating the shooting, the Embassy official said.

73.   Meanwhile, the Israeli army said it was investigating several shootings this weekend in which three Arabs, including an Israeli Arab woman, were mistakenly killed by soldiers.

74.   Meanwhile, two Scotland Yard detectives arrived in Nairobi on Thursday to investigate the shooting of Graeme Gibson, second secretary at the British High Commission.

75.   On Monday, they said they were investigating the shooting.

76.   Opponents have criticized Mandela and the ANC for initially refusing police access to the headquarters to investigate the shootings.

77.   Police investigating the shooting said it appeared to have been an isolated incident.

78.   Prosecutor Michael Allen said a Hamilton County grand jury might also investigate the shooting, which came as tensions were already high between police and many blacks.

79.   Rana Iqbal, deputy superintendent of police for the district, told The Associated Press he was investigating the shooting, but had no detailed information.

80.   Russian military police were investigating the shooting.