Stone-throwing at Majdal Shams
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2 Druze indicted over 'Naksa Day' riots
Residents of Majdal Shams allegedly threw stones at riot in which police officer was injured
An indictment has been filed with the Safed Magistrates' Court against two residents of the Druze village of Majdal Shams, charging them with aggravated assault of public officials on 'Naksa Day' Sunday.
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Yasser Hangar and Biyan Awidat, who are 34 and 20 respectively, have been charged with throwing stones during a riot in which a police officer was hurt. The prosecution has also demanded their detainment until the finalization of proceedings against them.
Hangar has previously served a sentence of seven years and six months for crimes against the state.
Two other residents of the village are also being charged similarly, and the court remanded their arrests by three days Thursday. The indictments against Hangar and Awidat describe the violent incidents Sunday in which more than 20 Syrians were killed as they attempted to cross into Israel in honor of a day of commemoration for the "Arab downfall" in the Six Day War.
As security forces fought against the wave of rioters from across the border, protesters in Majdal Shams began to throw stones, bricks, metal rods, and firebombs at soldiers and police. The two men, the indictment says, took part in the riots in which an officer sustained a head injury, requiring medical treatment.
Though Majdal Shams has assumed an air of normalcy after the events, many residents are still seething at the manner in which they were treated by security forces. One of the residents, an attorney, plans to file a suit against the police for keeping villagers from protesting near the border fence.
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