Monday, 18 April 2011

Gaza police: one of Arrigoni's killers is Jordanian - Arrigoni military funeral to be held in Gaza Strip noon Monday

[ 18/04/2011 - 02:30 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- The Palestinian police in Gaza said one of the men accused of killing Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni is a Jordanian national.

The Gaza police released pictures of the killers including the Jordanian citizen and described them as the most wanted men in the Strip.

The wanted men, according to a statement by the police, are Abdulrahman Al-Berizat, from Jordan, Bilal Al-Omari and Mahmoud Al-Salfiti. The statement did not disclose the nationalities of the last two.

Spokesman for the police Ayman Al-Battniji said any member of the police who helps arrest the killers of Arrigoni will be rewarded.


Arrigoni military funeral to be held in Gaza Strip noon Monday

[ 18/04/2011 - 01:40 PM ]

GAZA, (PIC)-- A military funeral for Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni is due to take place in the Gaza Strip at noon Monday.

Arrigoni, who spent several years in the Gaza Strip and West Bank aiding the Palestinians resist the Israeli occupation through journalism and activism, was tragically killed by a suspicious and deviant group in Gaza.

The funeral procession will begin at the Shifa Hopital in Gaza accompanied by officials from the Government in Gaza, Palestinian Legislative Council, and several senior Hamas officials, sources told the Palestinian Information Center.

They said the funeral will proceed to the Rafah border crossing in southern Gaza Strip, where official speeches by the government will be made to bid him farewell.
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