RAMALLAH (Ma’an) — A Palestinian teenager was found dead near the Israeli settlement of Bet Arye on Sunday, Palestinian Authority police said.

Salih al-Ali, 16, was found by local villagers near the Ramallah-area settlement, witnesses told Ma’an. Israeli forces took the victim inside the settlement where his family were called to identify the body, locals said.

Earlier reports by police said that al-Ali was found with gunshot wounds to the head. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of death.

(www.maannews.net / 30.09.2012)