Police open fire on Palestinian driving tractor in Modi'in

Police opened fire at a Palestinian who tried to escape on a tractor on Tuesday afternoon near Modi'in. The Palestinian man did not heed to the calls of the policemen asking him to stop, and tried to escape on his tractor. Apparently, the policeman felt threatened when the man raised the tractor's bucket and fled from the scene, and shot at the escaping tractor's wheels. Police were investigating the incident.