Palestinian youths have clashed with Israeli soldiers after the funeral of a Palestinian minister who died following a confrontation with an Israeli policeman.<br /><br /> The clashes took place in Ramallah in the West Bank.<br /><br /> Just before thousands of mourners turned out for a state funeral for the minister, Ziad Abu Ein, who was pushed and grabbed by the neck by a policeman during a protest in the West Bank.<br /><br /> Teargas and stun grenades were fired during the demonstration against a Jewish settlement. <br /><br /> The Director of the Palestinian Forensic Institute, Saber al-Aloul, attended the autopsy. <br /><br /> “The death is a result of - and I want to emphasise - an attack, it was an attack, not a natural accident,” he told reporters. <br /><br /> But there are conflicting views on the autopsy that was carried out jointly by Palestinians, Jordanians and Israelis.<br /><br /> Chen Kugel from the Israeli National Institute of Forensic Medicine also spoke to reporters. <br /><br /> “There is no evidence that he was beaten in the chest by a gun or any other instrument,” he said.<br /><br /> “The signs in the chest are due to resuscitation.”<br /><br /> The experts agree the minister died of a coronary blockage caused by internal bleeding. <br /><br /> But while the Palestinian side say that was caused by an injury, the Israelis say it was probably brought on by stress and a pre-existing heart condition.
