Palestinian driver found hanged in Jerusalem bus
19 Nov 2014 4:29 AM IST
A Palestinian bus driver was found hanged inside his vehicle on Monday, an incident Israeli police described as a suicide but which the driver’s family said they believed was an attack.The driver, 32-year-old Youssef al-Ramouni, was found dead at the start of the route he was supposed to have driven late on Sunday, in an area of Jerusalem close to Jewish settlements and Palestinian neighbourhoods.
Israeli police said the evidence suggested al-Ramouni had committed suicide, but rumours quickly spread in the Palestinian media that he had been killed by Jewish assailants, fuelling tension and violence in the divided city.’The bus driver committed suicide, there is no other indication other than it was a suicide case,’ police spokesman said. However, al-Ramouni’s brother, Louy, said there was no way his brother would have killed himself.
Israeli police said the evidence suggested al-Ramouni had committed suicide, but rumours quickly spread in the Palestinian media that he had been killed by Jewish assailants, fuelling tension and violence in the divided city.’The bus driver committed suicide, there is no other indication other than it was a suicide case,’ police spokesman said. However, al-Ramouni’s brother, Louy, said there was no way his brother would have killed himself.
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