Israel: Palestinian teen burned alive, U.S. cousin beaten in Jerusalem

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Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said his country is aggressively investigating the killing. "We'll get to the bottom of it and catch those responsible."

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Source/Credit: CNN News
By Kareem Khadder, Samira Said & Susanna Capelouto
Posted: July 5, 2014

Mohammed Abu Khedair, a Palestinian teenager who was abducted and killed in Jerusalem this week, died from being burned alive and hit on the head with a blunt object, according to Palestinian General Prosecutor Mohammed al-Auwewy, citing a medical autopsy.

Al-Auwewy said the autopsy discovered traces of smoke inside the lungs of the 16-year-old, indicating that it was inhaled while the fire was burning.

Mark Regev, spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said his country is aggressively investigating the killing. "We'll get to the bottom of it and catch those responsible," he told CNN on Saturday.

The teenager's death sparked widespread outrage among Palestinians, and clashes with Israeli security forces broke out during his funeral on Friday.

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U.S. cousin of Abu Khedair beaten in Jerusalem, relatives say

Two videographers recorded men in the uniform of Israeli security forces holding down and pummeling a teenager in Shuafat. Relatives say he is a U.S. citizen from Florida and a cousin of Abu Khedair.

Tariq Khdeir, 15, is a high school sophomore in Tampa, family members there said. He was visiting his Palestinian relatives in Jerusalem for the first time in over a decade when he was attacked and detained outside the home of his cousin, who was kidnapped and killed on Wednesday.

The two videos, which were posted independently, say the beating occurred on Thursday.

The Israeli Defense Forces issued a statement Saturday seeking to distance themselves from the beating.
"It seems that the Israel Police Forces were involved in the incident, and not the IDF Forces," the statement said.

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