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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Children of Nablus Municipality member detained at Allenby

Ma'an
Israel troops detained the son and daughter of member of the Nablus Municipality Khulud Al-Masry late Tuesday night at the Allenby Bridge crossing, as they returned from a visit to Jordan...

Daughter Safa, 20, and son, Sahib, 23 were taken to Petakh Tikva prison and HaSharon prison respectively and were denied access to lawyers, Al-Masry said, adding that she was not allowed to see her son.

Safa studies Social Work at the An-Najah University in Nablus and is engaged to be married in April while Sahib is a recent graduate from the Jordanian University, Al-Masry added. Full story
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