Funeral held for an American activist a witness says was shot dead by Israeli troops
The Palestinian Authority holds a funeral procession for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces
NABLUS, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority held a funeral procession Monday for an American activist who a witness says was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week following a demonstration against settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Dozens of mourners — including several leading officials of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority — attended the procession for Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old from Seattle who also held Turkish citizenship.
Eygi’s body was draped in a Palestinian flag and her face was covered with a traditional black-and-white checkered scarf as security forces carried her and then placed her into a Palestinian ambulance.
Turkish Foreign Ministry Spokesman Oncu Keceli said his country was working on repatriating Eygi's remains for burial in the Aegean coastal town of Didim as per her family's wishes. Because the land crossing between the West Bank and Jordan was closed Sunday after an attack on Israeli civilians, the ministry was trying to have the body flown to Turkey.
