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Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank

Wednesday, 19 Mar 2014 | 10:41 PM MYT

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian teenager on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli military said, in the latest killing to overshadow U.S.-brokered peace talks.

The family of Youssef Shawamra said he was killed after he went foraging for wild thistles used in local cooking. Hospital officials said he was 15, while one relative said he was 16.

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