An Israeli political activist was killed while trying to hang a campaign poster on an electricity pole. The 26-year-old Labor Party supporter, a decorated reserve combat soldier, was electrocuted Saturday after clambering up part of the high-voltage grid overlooking the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway.
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