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Palestinian Students Share Shocking Details of Vermont Shooting
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Palestinian Students Share Shocking Details of Vermont Shooting

In a quiet neighborhood in Burlington, Vermont, a chilling incident unfolded that left three Palestinian students injured and shocked. Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ali Ahmad found themselves in the crosshairs of a gunman on November 25th, 2023. As they walked near Awartani's grandmother's house, they were confronted by a man who opened fire, leaving them with life-altering injuries. In an exclusive interview with NBC News, they courageously shared their harrowing experience and shed light on the systemic dehumanization they believe led to the attack. For Hisham Awartani, the realization that he had been shot came slowly. After falling to the ground during their walk, he looked at his phone and saw blood on it. The stark reality hit him: he had been targeted and wounde...