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Shireen Abu Aqleh: Israeli gunfire probably killed journalist, say US investigators

 Shireen Abu Aqleh
Shireen Abu Aqleh died after being shot in the head in the West Bank city of Jenin in May. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

US investigators believe Israeli army gunfire probably killed the Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, although a forensic analysis of the bullet was inconclusive.

A statement released by the State Department spokesperson Ned Price said “detailed forensic analysis, independent, third-party examiners … could not reach a definitive conclusion regarding the origin of the bullet”, which was badly damaged.

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