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Photo: Abdullah al-Birri receives treatment after being shot by a settlement security guard.


QALQILIYA (Ma'an) -- A Palestinian worker was shot and injured by a settlement security guard in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, locals said.

Witnesses told Ma'an that a security guard at the illegal Oranit settlement opened fire at a number of Palestinian laborers as they headed to work in Israel.

Abdullah al-Birri,20, was shot in the leg and taken to Darwish Nazzal hospital in Qalqiliya.

Medics said he suffered moderate injuries.

An Israeli army spokeswoman did not return calls seeking comment.