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Ibrahim and Awad al-Nabari
Photo: Herzel Yosef
Teen's diary
Photo: Herzel Yosef

Teen terrorist's relatives released from custody

Police conclude father, uncle of 16-year-old Bedouin girl who opened fire on Border Guard forces were unaware of her intentions

The relatives of a Bedouin girl who opened fire on Border Guard officers at the Shoket Junction in southern Israel and was shot to death Saturday were released from custody Wednesday, at the police's consent.

 

The Beersheba Magistrate's Court decided to release 36-year-old Ibrahim and 31-year-old Awad al-Nabari, the father and uncle of 16-year-old Basma Awad al-Nabari of the village of Hura, after the police concluded that the two no prior knowledge of the teen's intentions and were not involved in the attack.

 

Early this week, the police demanded that the two remain in custody for an additional 15 days, stating that not enough time had been given to them to carry out a proper investigation.

 

However, Judge Drora Beit-Or was unimpressed with the evidence presented to her and demanded that the police "display more solid information, rather than assumptions and inferences raised due to the fact that the girl resided at her parent's home."

 

Basma al-Nabari wrote in her diary, which was found in her parent's home, "I have a profound wish to die for Palestine", "I have a profound wish to die for Gaza", and "the Gaza screams echo in my ears."

 

One of the illustrations in the diary showed a woman dressed in traditional clothing and holding a gun, with the title "Allahu Akbar" (God is great).

 

Many of Hura's residents presented a different version than that of the security forces to the chain of events. According to the residents, al-Nabari sought to file a complaint with the police, but the guard mistook her for a terrorist.

 

"It didn't happen like the police say it did," one of the girl's relatives said following the incident.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.08.09, 12:54
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