Two Border Policemen were wounded yesterday in a shooting attack in Hebron, close to the Tomb of the Patriarchs. One of the men was moderately hurt, while the second sustained light wounds. The shooter Tension in the area of the Tomb of the Patriarchs has soared in recent weeks, against the backdrop of claims by Islamic sources that the Israel Defense Forces is interfering with Muslim prayer sessions at the site. Yesterday's attack came shortly before 9 A.M., when shots were fired at a Border Police position just outside Hebron's Casbah. The Border Police position serves to monitor the passage of Palestinians from the area of the Casbah toward the Tomb of the Patriarchs. An initial probe into the incident indicates that a Palestinian, armed with a 9mm pistol, approached the Border Police position and fired 12 rounds at the forces stationed there, wounding two of the policemen. A third border policeman and a member of the Israel Police returned fire, but failed to hit the shooter.
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