Israeli cop commits suicide during Sarkozy farewell

Suicide was the likely cause for the death of an Israeli policeman guarding the departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Jerusalem.

Izvor: Jerusalem Post

Tuesday, 24.06.2008.

20:07

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Suicide was the likely cause for the death of an Israeli policeman guarding the departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy in Jerusalem. "According to the preliminary results of a forensic mobile lab on the scene, the signs point to suicide," the Jerusalem Post quoted a border police spokesman. Israeli cop commits suicide during Sarkozy farewell He stressed that "the investigation has not yet ended," adding, "These are the first results we've gotten back from the scene." Police did not release further details on the identity of the officer in the hours following the shooting. Establishing contact with the family of the deceased was a top priority, said police officials. The incident took place as Sarkozy boarded his flight back to Paris, concluding a three-day visit to the region. The French president was accompanied by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres. After hearing about the shot on their radio earpieces, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) agents immediately went into action, surrounding the prime minister and rushing him into a bullet-proof vehicles. Peres was also escorted to a separate secure vehicle. Sarkozy's security guards whisked him onboard the plane. In a panic, Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, rushed up the stairs ahead of her husband. A spokesman for Peres's security detail said bodyguards had followed an emergency procedure. After receiving the all-clear, Olmert and Peres boarded the plane to inform Sarkozy of what had transpired. A few hundred meters away, a Magen David Adom paramedic crew tried unsuccessfully to save the policeman. During Sarkozy's visit, the French president had addressed the Knesset, and offered France's support in confronting the threat posed by Iran. He also criticized the Israeli government over its settlement policy, and called for the founding of a Palestinian state on the West Bank with east Jerusalem as its capital.

Israeli cop commits suicide during Sarkozy farewell

He stressed that "the investigation has not yet ended," adding, "These are the first results we've gotten back from the scene."

Police did not release further details on the identity of the officer in the hours following the shooting. Establishing contact with the family of the deceased was a top priority, said police officials.

The incident took place as Sarkozy boarded his flight back to Paris, concluding a three-day visit to the region. The French president was accompanied by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres.

After hearing about the shot on their radio earpieces, Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) agents immediately went into action, surrounding the prime minister and rushing him into a bullet-proof vehicles. Peres was also escorted to a separate secure vehicle.

Sarkozy's security guards whisked him onboard the plane. In a panic, Sarkozy's wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, rushed up the stairs ahead of her husband.

A spokesman for Peres's security detail said bodyguards had followed an emergency procedure. After receiving the all-clear, Olmert and Peres boarded the plane to inform Sarkozy of what had transpired.

A few hundred meters away, a Magen David Adom paramedic crew tried unsuccessfully to save the policeman.

During Sarkozy's visit, the French president had addressed the Knesset, and offered France's support in confronting the threat posed by Iran.

He also criticized the Israeli government over its settlement policy, and called for the founding of a Palestinian state on the West Bank with east Jerusalem as its capital.

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