An Israeli rights group says the military is belatedly opening an investigation into the death of a Palestinian man killed by a tear gas canister during a West Bank protest.
The canister fired by an Israeli soldier knocked down Bassem Abu Rahmeh in April 2009, during a demonstration near the village of Bilin.
The military first said Abu Rahmeh was in a group of Palestinians hurling rocks at troops. But video footage showed him shouting, not throwing rocks, when he was shot.
Sarit Michaeli of B'tselem says the military informed the group on Monday of the decision. The military had no immediate comment.
Michaeli said there was "no justification" for the army taking 15 months to investigate the death, which she said was recorded on three video cameras.
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