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Gunfire Celebrating Release of Palestinian Detainee Injures 17-Year-Old Boy in Al Bureij Refugee Camp

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12 May 2012

At approximately 9:30 pm on Saturday 12 May 2012, armed men affiliated with one of the Palestinian factions arrived at the house of ex-detainee Mu’men Hassan Weshah, 38, to congratulate him on his release from Israeli prison.
  The house is located in Block (7) of Al Bureij refugee camp.
  A verbal dispute erupted between the ex-detainee and the armed men, which escalated until the latter opened fire into the air.
  As a result, Abdullah Khalil Weshah, 17, sustained a bullet injury in the right hand.
  Adjacent houses were also struck by bullets.
  The police arrived at the scene of the incident and surrounded the house.