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October
9, 2003: American freelance journalists report the story of Mukhles
Burgal, a Palestinian prisoner at Israel’s Ashkelon prison. The “guards
forced their way into the crowded cell, spraying two canisters of some type of
gas. Some of the 14 prisoners passed out…The effects of the gas were severe
muscle spasms and an overwhelming sensation of not being able to breathe.”
(1)
October
11, 2003: Palestine Monitor: Israeli forces in Rafah, Gaza Strip
“firing gas grenades containing a black gas...Medical authorities urged
people to avoid the gas at all costs, as it not only causes difficulty in breathing
but seriously affects the nervous system.” (2)
October
14, 2003: Eyewitness American Laura Gordon: “The army used
some kind of nerve gas for the first time in Rafah, leaving people in convulsions
for days.” (3)
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