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Two Japanese nationals were injured, one seriously, Jan. 25 after being hit with rubber bullets fired by Zionist regime's troops while participating in a demonstration against construction of separation barrier in the West Bank<\/st1:place>, the Japanese Foreign Ministry and a local nongovernmental organization said Thursday. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

One of the two, who has been hospitalized in Beit Ul Moqaddas, suffered eye injuries and could become blind, while the other was slightly hurt, they said. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

The protest was organized by International Solidarity Movement, a Palestinian-led NGO, in Bilin near Ramallah. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

The NGO and other concerns identified the hospitalized Japanese as Kaoru Kishida, 43, from Hiroshima<\/st1:placename> Prefecture<\/st1:placetype><\/st1:place>, who works as a translator. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

An official of the NGO who met with Kishida at the hospital said he was hospitalized for an operation that was conducted Tuesday. Kishida was on a trip around the world before arriving in the West Bank<\/st1:place>, the official said. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

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Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said in Tokyo<\/st1:place><\/st1:city> that a consul from the Japanese Embassy in Tel Aviv will interview the injured Japanese national later Thursday to ask about his health and about the shooting incident. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

Bilin is located some 20 kilometers northwest of Ramallah where the Palestinian Authority is headquartered. The ministry officials said Israeli troops may have fired rubber bullets to disperse the demonstrators. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

In Bilin, Zionist regime is building a barrier composed of concrete walls and electric fences to separate Israel<\/st1:place><\/st1:country-region> and the West Bank<\/st1:place>. <\/o:p><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/p>\r\n

Many activists from across the world have gathered in Bilin to support Palestinians who oppose the construction of the barrier.<\/font><\/p>","content_source":null,"content_url":null,"content_columns":"0","content_date_start":"2008-02-14 11:17:00","content_date_finish":"2008-02-14 11:17:00","content_date_register":"2008-02-14 11:17:00","content_date_last_edit":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","content_show_img":"1","content_show_details":"1","content_show_related_img":"1","content_show_slider":"1","content_show_title_slider":"1","content_comment":"0","content_score":"0","content_recorded":"0","content_confirmed":"1","content_status":"1","content_kind":"0","old_id":"101063","tag_id":null,"tag_word":null,"tag_service":null,"tag_total":null,"tag_soundex":null,"attach_token":null,"attach_date_register":null,"attach_id":null,"attach_file_ext":null,"attach_file_header":null,"attach_img_type":null,"attach_img_width":null,"attach_img_height":null,"attach_file_media":null,"attach_show_watermark":null,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"visit_count":"146","visit_date_last":"2025-05-14 01:12:12","attach_title":null,"node_title":"Latest news","ot_node_left_right":"[{\"node_id\":144, \"left\":49, \"right\":50}]"}]]