Israeli police have said there were no signs of foul play after the 32-year-old bus driver was found hanged in a Jerusalem depot. However, rumors have spread among Palestinians that he was attacked by a group of Jewish extremists.
Clashes have broken out in East Jerusalem overnight after a 32-year-old Palestinian bus driver was found hanged in a depot late on Sunday, Haaretz reported.
Palestinian protesters burn a tyre in front of the barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem on November 17.
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Israeli police have said they do not suspect any foul play or violence in the case. However, AFP and Palestinian media outlets including Ma'an and Al-Quds have reports of witnesses claiming that he was attacked by a group of Israelis.
Palestinian protesters burn tyres while one of them tries to hammer a hole through Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis (L) from Jerusalem on November 17.
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The bus driver has been identified in Palestinian media as Yousuf Hassan Al-Ramouni from El Tur in East Jerusalem. He worked for Israel's Egged bus company, and was found dead inside his vehicle at Har Hotzvim terminal, Jerusalem.
A Palestinian protester holds a national flag as he stands on top of Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem on November 17.
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Ramouni's body was discovered by colleagues at 10p.m. local time Sunday after they noticed his bus was still parked in the terminal after he was due to start his 9.20p.m. shift on the 57 bus route, Haaretz reported.
A Palestinian protester tries to hammer a hole through Israel's controversial barrier that separates the West Bank town of Abu Dis from Jerusalem on November 17.
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