west bank on wednesday. from jerusalem, here s tom bateman. all chant. shireen abu aqla was one of the best known voices to palestinians. now in death, a national symbol. but grief for a revered reporter was to turn to fear and panic for the mourners. israel s security forces had entered the hospital gates as palestinians tried to walk the coffin out. the police fired stun grenades and pushed the crowd back. go! many rushed for cover inside. we ve had complete chaos with people trying to get inside. i saw a woman with a very young baby, a patient or somebody who was here just at the hospital, caught in the middle of a huge crowd, trying to get inside. and even the pallbearers had to retreat. screaming and commotion.
the funeral of the aljazeera journalist, shireen abu akleh. pall bearers injerusalem were among those who were jostled, beaten and kicked. officers said stones and bottles were thrown at them. the white house described pictures of israeli police charging at palestinians carrying the coffin as deeply disturbing. shireen abu aqla was shot dead in the occupied west bank on wednesday. from jerusalem, here s tom bateman. shireen abu akleh was one of the best known voices to palestinians. now in death, a national symbol. but grief for a revered reporter was to turn to fear and panic for the mourners. israel s security forces had entered the hospital gates as palestinians tried to walk the coffin out. the police fired stun grenades and pushed the crowd back. many rush for cover inside.
batons. the coffin nearly falling to the ground. things are very tense here. the funeral procession tried to walk out of the hospital gates. israeli police did not allow it. they threw in tear gas, had flash bombs here, tried to disperse the crowds. now it appears the hearse is being brought here to try to bring the coffin out. israeli police insist they acted against stone throwing by mourners, providing this video as evidence, but cnn did not see any stones. but did witness dozens of plastic bottles being thrown at police. what is clear is that israeli police ultimately used force to try and contain this outpouring of grief and anger. shu rene was beloved by palestinian viewers for giving them a voice and chronicling their struggles. born and raised here, joerusale was her home. israeli authorities did finally permit the family to bring her
the hospital gates as palestinians tried to walk the coffin out. the police fired stun grenades and pushed the crowd back. many rush for cover inside. we ve had complete chaos with people trying to get inside. i saw a woman with a very young baby, a patient, who was here at the hospital, caught in the middle of a huge crowd, trying to get inside. and even the pallbearers had to retreat. as police kicked and beat them with batons. and the coffin slipped to the ground. the force says it acted to stop what it called incitement and stone throwing. shireen abu akleh was shot in the head covering an arrest raid by israel s army. reporters on the scene said the gunfire came from the soldiers
in the head while covering a raid by israeli forces in the occupied west bank on wednesday. earlier today, an israeli officer was shot dead and several palestinians injured during a police raid nearjenin in the west bank. it follows several weeks of mounting violence with dozens killed on both sides. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. shireen abu akleh was one of the best known voices to palestinians. now in death, a national symbol. but grief for a revered reporter was to turn to fear and panic for the mourners. israel s security forces had entered the hospital gates as palestinians tried to walk the coffin out. the police fired stun grenades and pushed the crowd back. many rush for cover inside. we ve had complete chaos with people