Shots fired as politician visits Palestinian base

A Scottish politician today claimed Israeli soldiers had fired shots over his head and struck a colleague with a stun grenade as they attempted to enter Yasser Arafat’s compound in Ramallah.

MSP Lloyd Quinan said he and 15 other members of the International Solidarity Movement, had effectively been ‘‘ambushed’’ as they responded to an invitation to visit the Palestinian leader’s headquarters at around 1pm (Irish time).