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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 16 Oktober 2003 / Time Line March 16, 2003
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03/16/2003
American woman peace activist killed by IDF bulldozer in
Gaza
An American woman peace protester was killed Sunday by an IDF
bulldozer, which ran her over during the demolition of a house at
the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip. Another activist
was wounded in the incident. Rachel Corey, 23, from Olympia,
Washington, was killed when she ran in front of the bulldozer to
try to prevent it from destroying a house, doctors in Gaza said.
"Corey was killed in the al-Salam neighbourhood when an Israeli
bulldozer covered her with sand as she stood in front of a
bulldozer," said Dr Ali Musa, a doctor from the al-Najar hospital
in the southern Gaza Strip. He said she died from skull and chest
fractures. The IDF said it was checking the report. The U.S. State
Department had no immediate comment. Greg Schnabel, 28, from
Chicago, said the protesters were in the house of Dr. Samir Masri.
"Rachel was alone in front of the house as we were trying to get
them to stop," he said. "She waved for bulldozer to stop and waved.
She fell down and the bulldozer kept going. We yelled 'stop, stop,'
and the bulldozer didn't stop at all. It had completely run over
her and then it reversed and ran back over her," writes
Haaretz.
Source: Email from Gush Shalom ; The Electronic Intifada,
Nigel Parry and Arjan El Fassed: Photo story: Israeli bulldozer driver murders American
peace activist.
Fafner, Hans Henrik: Han havde ordre til at være
ligeglad. I: Information, 03/18/2003.
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