Riots in East Jerusalem after Palestinian shot dead

An Israeli security guard shot dead a Palestinian on Wednesday in an East Jerusalem district, locals and Israeli police said. According to Reuters, the guard shot the 32-year-old man while driving through Silwan before dawn, a police spokesman said, adding he told investigators he had opened fire after his car was blocked and stoned by dozens of Palestinians.

Locals said the Israeli worked as a guard for the small Jewish settlement in Silwan, and that at least two other Palestinians were injured in the shooting.

Israeli policemen fired rubber-coated bullets and teargas at Palestinian protesters after the shooting, leaving several Palestinians injured.