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Last Updated: Monday, 25 February 2008, 10:26 GMT
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Iraqi pilgrims caught in bombing
Police in Iraq say at least three Shia pilgrims have been killed in a bombing in southern Baghdad.
Separately, in Samarra north of the capital, a suicide bomber in a wheelchair attacked a police station.
An assistant police chief, Maj Gen Abduljabbar Rabia, was killed.
The attack on the pilgrims occurred as the group walked towards the city of Karbala, south of Baghdad, for an annual religious ceremony.
It came a day after a suicide bomber infiltrated another group of pilgrims south of the Iraqi capital, killing about 40 people.
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Feb 25, 2008 9:18 | Updated Feb 25, 2008 12:58
“Olmert: We’re prepared for any scenario”
By JPOST.COM STAFF
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The possibility that a Palestinian mob will storm the border of the Gaza Strip with Israel like it did in Rafah is of low probability, but Israel is prepared to deal with any situation that arises as Palestinians prepare to form a “human chain” along the border with Israel on Monday morning, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said early Monday when he landed in Tokyo.
“I’m not aware of such a warning,” he said. “But in the Middle East every far-fetched scenario must be taken into account and provided with a good solution. We take scenarios into account even if they are low probability.”
The prime minister responded to reports of mounting pressure on Israel to end the blockade of the Strip and cease military operations there.
“I have not received any specific message from the United States regarding the Gaza issue,” he said. “We will strike where it is necessary and we will strike anyone we need to in order to stop the Kassam rockets. We will not accept moral preaching in this matter from anyone. The information is known to all; the extent of the shooting. We don’t need to apologize to anyone.””