Israel’s Border Police has suspended one of its officers after CCTV footage emerged showing him hurling a stun grenade into a Palestinian man’s car and holding the door closed while it went off.
The video, which was filmed in the Qalandiya refugee camp in East Jerusalem on Sunday, shows the officer standing by the stationary car and appearing to argue with the driver.
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He then reaches for his belt and retrieves a stun grenade, which he then throws into the front seat.
As the driver attempts to exit the vehicle, the officer holds the door closed until the grenade goes off, though two other men do manage to escape the cabin via the passenger-side doors.
The officer then walks around to the passenger side, aims his rifle at the pair, who hide at the rear of the vehicle with their hands raised, and appears to fire in their direction.
According to Ynet, the driver was unharmed despite still being in the car at the time the grenade detonated and neither of the other men suffered injuries.
A Border Police spokesperson confirmed that the officer had been suspended from duty and that the incident was “viewed seriously”, adding: “The attached documentation shows an officer acting in a manner that is inconsistent with procedures.
"Accordingly, the incident has been transferred to the Department of Internal Police Investigations for further investigation.”
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