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Friday, February 19, 2010

Wife of Al-Birreh Mayor released by Israeli authorities after being held for 2 weeks

Ma'an
An Israeli military court released the wife of the mayor of Al-Birreh, Ramallah, on bail Friday.

Muntaha At-Tawil was detained two weeks earlier and taken to Telmond prison. According to At-Tawil's lawyer, the court had denied her release a week ago.

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