DHAKA: An Israeli soldier has been abducted and killed by a Palestinian man in the West Bank.

The Israeli military says, reports the BBC.

The soldier was seized on Friday and his body found near the town of Qalqiliya on Saturday, a military spokesman told media.

The spokesman was also quoted as saying the suspected killer had been arrested.

BDST: 2025 HRS, SEPT 21, 2013
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