A 31-year-old citizen was killed and six others injured early Wednesday in an altercation that took place near Surra station on the Nablus-Qalqilia road, as the public prosecution and police began investigating the circumstances of the incident.
Police spokesperson Brigadier General Luay Irzeiqat said the injured were transferred to the city's hospitals to receive treatment, noting that the public prosecution decided to hold the body of the deceased pending its referral to forensic medicine and the conducting of an autopsy.
Irzeiqat added that forces from the police and security services deployed in the town of Surra and the areas where the altercation spread, with the aim of maintaining security and public order.
