Palestinian girl dies of injuries

Source: BBC News, 19-1-2007
A 10-year-old Palestinian girl has died in hospital in Jerusalem (al-Quds), three days after being injured during an incident involving Israeli border police.
The child, Abir Aramin, was the daughter of a prominent Palestinian peace activist Bassam Aramin.
She came from the West Bank village of Anata where "Israel" is building a section of its West Bank (Apartheid) barrier.
Palestinians say she was with two other girls in the village when an "Israeli" border police vehicle drove past.
Stones were thrown in the direction of the police, who responded with tear-gas and stun-grenades. The girl was hit in the head.
The border police have launched an investigation.
Regret
An "Israeli" border police spokeswoman said that they had used "crowd control means against stone throwers" protesting against the construction of "Israel`s" controversial barrier.
"The border police express its regret over the death of the girl and hopes the circumstances of the incident are quickly revealed."
The "Israeli" human rights group B`Tselem has said that last year 660 Palestinians were killed by Israeli security forces. In the same period 23 "Israeli" settlers were killed by Palestinians.
"Israel" says the defensive system of concrete walls and wire fence is needed to stop suicide bombers. Palestinians say it is part of an "Israeli" land grab of West Bank
territory.