American students attacked with firebomb in West Bank
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Israeli authorities say five American students escaped serious harm after their car was firebombed in the volatile West Bank city of Hebron.
Officials said the ultra-Orthodox seminary students were on their way to pray at a holy site when they took a wrong turn and accidentally entered a Palestinian neighborhood. The car was pelted with stones and a firebomb and went up in flames.
Police said the students got out of the vehicle and were rescued by a Palestinian resident who alerted Israeli authorities to evacuate them. Two students were lightly wounded.
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Hebron is home to several hundred Jewish settlers living in fortified enclaves amid more than 150,000 Palestinians. The city is a frequent flashpoint of violence.