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IDF mistakenly shoots Thai migrant worker on northern border
By Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, Kibbutz Manara 

Israel Defense Forces soldiers on Saturday shot and wounded a Thai migrant worker near Kibbutz Manara not far from the Lebanese border. The victim was moderately wounded.

The incident occurred at around 1:00 P.M. as IDF troops were acting on a tip that an individual had made contact with the border fence. After the soldiers spotted four people standing near the fence, they screamed for the individuals to surrender to custody and be placed under arrest. After not receiving a response, the soldiers opened fire.

The soldiers soon realized that the four men were Thai migrants who did not understand the instructions which the soldiers issued.
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One of the migrant workers, a 25-year-old male, was shot in the back. He was transported to Ziv Hospital in Safed in moderate condition. The IDF said the northern command will investigate the incident
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  1.   Did not understand..... 17:03  |  Palestinian Brit 08/11/08
  2.   #1 Shu Hada? 18:19  |  yeah right 08/11/08
  3.   Language barrier 18:49  |  twogunz 08/11/08
  4.   # 2 yeh right 19:38  |  Realistic Arab 08/11/08
  5.   Shot in the back? 21:16  |  Lou Medel 08/11/08
  6.   Who would believe an IDF? They always shoot first, lie later. 21:20  |  Andreas 08/11/08
  7.   Shot in the back? 22:45  |  Rob 08/11/08
  8.   If Soldiers Yell At You In Any Language It Shouldn`t Be That Hard 22:48  |  UsedToPostHere 08/11/08
  9.   re: yeah right 22:50  |  UsedToPostHere 08/11/08
  10.   When an IDF soldiers points his rifle... 00:20  |  Axel 09/11/08
  11.   binoculars anyone? 01:21  |  VIPER 09/11/08
  12.   #6, USEDTOPOSTHERE, and you want a war 01:25  |  VIPER 09/11/08
  13.   They thought he was Palestinian!! 02:25  |  Moise 09/11/08
  14.   re: Viper 00:31  |  UsedToPostHere 11/11/08
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