Family speaks out after Israeli police beat mourners at funeral for Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh – By Ian Lee (CBS News) / May 16, 2022
Video of Israeli police beating pallbearers at Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral precession in Jerusalem sparked shock and condemnation around the world. Dozens of officers attacked mourners with batons on Friday and at one point an officer can be seen hitting the men carrying her coffin.
“We were deeply troubled by the images of Israeli police intruding into the funeral procession of Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh,” wrote U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Twitter Saturday. “Every family deserves to lay their loved ones to rest in a dignified and unimpeded manner.”
Israeli police say they are investigating the events surrounding the incident but they accuse “rioters” for sabotaging the funeral by “throwing stones and other objects at Israeli Police officers.”
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