Israelis killed in West Bank shooting Incident, armed, said

April 24, 2011, 6: 09 pm EDT by Gwen Ackerman and Alisa Odenheimer

(Updates with comments of the Minister of defence in the fourth paragraph).

April 24 (Bloomberg) - a Palestinian policeman in the West Bank killed an Israeli civilian and four others wounded after opened fire at a "suspicious movement" Office of the spokesman for the Israeli army said in a statement by e-mail.Palestinian officials informed the Israeli army of the shooting and the two parties will hold a meeting to discuss the incident later today, according to the Declaration. The Israelis between the Palestinian city of Nablus, to visit the tomb of Joseph, a sacred site of Jewish, without coordination with the army as required by law, said the statement.The shooting came in the rise of tensions in the West Bank following stabbed to death in March of an Israeli family in their house in a Jewish settlement. Two Palestinians were arrested in the attack. "Minister of defence, Ehud Barak condemned today shooting, the call to the PA to investigate the incident".A blunder in the coordination of security cannot justify such an incident, "Barak said in a statement via e-mail today."

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Armed man arrested at the school of Québec

Man with a gun was arrested after he incorporates a classroom in an elementary school in Buckingham, QC, said police.

Gatineau police, said the man, wielding a sawed-off 22 caliber rifle, entered a classroom at school St. Lawrence, filled to about 25 students, but was arrested shortly after and was cooperative.

No one was injured and no shots were fired, but the school was on lockdown.

Spokesperson for the Gatineau Police constable Pierre Lanthier said CBC News man was 30-35 years old and was not a parent of a child to school.

Police responded to a call to h 2, 13, of staff of the school that a man was spotted within the school with a gun and it arrived within 15 minutes, said Lanthier.

"He walked in the school, and then he received in a class," said Lanthier. "The teacher was there, and it was really calm inside the class."

Police have not yet released the name of the man and said they were still by train trying to determine his motive.

Parents between school after the incident to retrieve their children.

"Right now, it seems to be quite calm," said Lanthier. "All parents are within the school for their children now." It is counselling for children, teachers, and for everyone, but that now there is no threat anymore. ?

He knows yet how the man could at the entrance to the school with a weapon, as said Lanthier, primary schools usually have their doors locked at this hour.

Parents were relieved that the situation was defused so smoothly.

"It is a peaceful setting of the city and expected never do something like that to happen to us, said Billy Ron, whose son attends the school."

"See my boy here?" I am very pleased to be able to go home today. "I am pleased that the police did their job and worked on", he said.

The man is due to appear in court Wednesday.

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