Article: STUDY SUGGESTS BANNING RUBBER BULLETS

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Study suggests banning rubber bullets

HAIFA, Israel, May 23, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Rubber bullets used during riots have caused serious injuries and deaths by penetrating the skin and should not be used as a method of crowd control, according to a study released Thursday.

Dr. Michael Krausz, from the Department of General Surgery at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa, led a team that studied the severity of rubber bullet injuries by gathering injury reports collected during the October 2000 riots that resulted in clashes between Israeli Arabs and Israeli police.

A total of 152 patients with 201 injuries proven to have been caused by rubber ...

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