Article: Uncle arrested in murder of Nur Abu Tir

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Headline: Uncle arrested in murder of Nur Abu Tir Byline: ETGAR LEFKOVITS Edition; Daily Section: News Page: 04

Friday, December 27, 2002 -- Five-year-old Nur Abu Tir, whose body was found in a bag deep inside a drainage pit just meters from her east Jerusalem home two weeks ago, was strangled to death by her uncle, Majid Abu Tir, police announced Thursday.

Abu Tir, 23, who was arrested on December 18, has confessed to murdering his niece, police said. A court gag order that had been imposed on the case was lifted Thursday night when the Jerusalem Magistrate's court extended the suspect's remand for the third time.

The young Arab girl went missing from the courtyard ...

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