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12 Syrians wounded in fierce clashes with Israelis in Golan -- Israel Radio

DAMASCUS, July 11 (KUNA) -- Violent clashes broke out on Sunday in the Golan town of Majdal Shams and the local residents held three Israeli soldiers, the State-run Syrian Television reported.
The television said the troops surrounded the town and tried to free the three soldiers who were held inside a house in the town.
The violence flared up when the troops tried to levy fees. They burst into the house of a local resident, Mohammad Al-Shaer, but three of the soldiers were captured and held by angry Syrian residents.
Earlier, the Syrian television said the town, one of four mainly-Durze towns dotting the mountainuous region, was under siege by the Israeli forces, backed by gunship helicopters roaring across the skies over the hill-top town.
In a broadcast monitored in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Israel Radio said 12 Syrians were wounded in the violence in the Golan today. They were injured when the angry Arabs attacked an Israeli security force in Majdal Shams.
The radio station said the Arab residents attacked the Israeli troops who were raiding a location in the town, showering the troops with stones.
The Israelis called in reinforcements and hurled tear gas in the director of the protesting Syrians, the radio said.
Israel captured the Syrian heights in the 1967 war.
Natives of the town, who hold Syrian citizenship, had engaged in violent clashes with the Israeli forces several times in the past. (pickup previous) tk.rk KUNA 112105 Jul 10NNNN