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3 Palestinian kids suffocate to death in refrigerator

Children from West Bank village of Ras Karkar found dead inside industrial refrigerator in basement of home. Council head: We are located in Area C, so we can't build playgrounds

Tragedy in West Bank: Three Palestinian children from the West Bank village of Ras Karkar near Ramallah suffocated to death Wednesday after they were locked inside an old industrial refrigerator for several hours.

 

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Village Council head Rezik Nofal told Ynet that the children – aged 3,5 and 6 – were playing around in a house and at some point decided to go down to the basement.

 


המקרר שבו מצאו את מותם שלושת הילדים (צילום באדיבות: אתר פאנט)

Fridge in which kids' bodies were found (Photo courtesy of Panet website)

 

"They apparently entered the refrigerator and could not open the door from the inside," he said, adding that the kids undressed due to the intense heat inside the refrigerator.

 


כתוצאה מהחום הילדים פשטו את בגדיהם. שניים מהילדים שנחנקו למוות (צילום באדיבות: אתר פאנט)

'Nowhere to play.' Two of the kids who died (Photo courtesy of Panet website)

 

According to Nofal, in the late hours of the evening a relative of one of the children found them locked inside the refrigerator, lifeless.

 

"We immediately evacuated the bodies to the government hospital in Ramallah," the council head said. "The entire village was in shock."

 

Nofal said there is a shortage of playgrounds and public parks in the village. "We are located in Area C and are not allowed to build anything," he said. "The children here are bored and run around in the streets all day." Area C is under full Israeli security control.

 

The children will be laid to rest in the village later today.

 

Palestinian police have launched an investigation into the incident.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.21.12, 13:40
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