NABLUS, West Bank, October 16, SPA -- Israeli troops raided the West Bank city of Nablus before dawn Tuesday, and twoPalestinians were shot and killed in the ensuing violence,Palestinian witnesses and doctors said. Troops patrolled the Old City, taking up points on roofs and detaining at least five suspected fighters, the witnesses said. Atleast two exchanges of fire broke out, and three gunmenfrom the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militia were injured,two seriously, the group said. One, a local leader of thegroup, later died of his wounds. doctors said. A Palestinian man, 70, was shot just as he left his housein the area and later died of his wounds, his family anddoctors said. It was not immediately clear if there was anexchange of fire at the time, the Associated Press reported. Residents frightened by the shooting stayed in their homeseven as day broke.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/490710
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