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                 Clashes Spread After Palestinian Boy's Funeral

   by VOA News

   Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters continued
   Saturday in East Jerusalem and other towns following the funeral of a
   Palestinian teenager killed in a suspected revenge attack.

   Palestinian demonstrators threw rocks at Israeli police and were met
   with tear gas and stun grenades Saturday in the fourth day of angry
   protests.

   Israeli police increased security in anticipation of more
   demonstrations following the funeral of Mohammed Abu Khudair.

   Friends and family buried the teen Friday in a cemetery in the Arab
   neighborhood of Shuafat.  Khudair's body was found in a Jerusalem
   forest Wednesday, about an hour after he was forced into a car by
   unknown kidnappers.  His father says the boy's body was burned beyond
   recognition.

   Authorities say they are investigating whether the killing was in
   response to the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens buried in
   the week week.

   Israeli officials blame Hamas for the three teens' murders.

   Hamas denies killing the three Israeli teens, but some of its leaders
   have said such an action would be a justified response to what they
   view as Israeli injustices.

   Also Friday, Palestinian militants fired rockets and mortars from the
   Gaza Strip border, while Israel carried out several airstrikes in Gaza.
   There were no immediate reports of causalities.
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