Posted on 11/29/2001 12:33:13 PM PST by Diogenesis
Explosion on Bus in Northern Israel Kills at least Three
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) - A Palestinian suicide bomber was
believed to have blown himself up on a bus in northern Israel on Thursday
in a blast that killed at least three people and wounded seven, police
and medical officials said.
The blast occurred near a military base on a bus traveling between the town of Hadera and
the city of Afula, and one witness said the vehicle split into pieces.
``The bomb was inside the bus. We are checking but there is a high probability that it was a suicide bomber,''
northern police commander Yakov Borovsky told Israeli Channel One television.
Another police commander, Moshe Waldman, said:
``There are several dead people, three people who are still at the scene.''
A paramedic at the scene said the bus ``was completely blown apart, apparently from a bomb on the inside.''
He said at least seven people, some of them seriously wounded, were rushed to a local hospital from the site of
the blast near the town of Pardes Hana.
A man who was driving in front of the bus told Israel's army radio: ``Suddenly I felt our car fly forward...There
was a huge explosion on the bus and it split into many pieces.''
It was the latest of several violent incidents that have marred a new U.S. peace mission aimed at ending 14
months of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Palestinian militants have carried out a wave of suicide bombings that have killed scores of Israelis since the
Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation erupted in September 2000.
Palestinian Terrorist-in-Chief Yassir Arafat suckers U.S. envoy to the Middle East Anthony Zinni on November 28, 2001
by having bookend murders against innocent Jews cap the meeting (above, and below)
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I first heard about this when I got home before and turned on MSNBC. They were reporting the incident and they put on a spokesperson from the "Arab League" who simply rattled off any number of "Israel must do this" and "Sharon must do that" speeches.
To my eyes, it seems that EVERY TIME some Palestinian psycho kills Israelis, the US media just uses it as an excuse to give air time to Arab apologists to make MORE demands of Israel. I know the media sucks, but this is getting horrible.
Mark W.
I wonder how this headline would have read if it had been Israelis who had commited this act upon palestinians?
"MILITANT ISRAELI POLICE MURDER 3 HELPLESS PALESTINIANS"
The US would not stand still for an act of this magnitude for one minute without launching a swift and purposely devastating response! Israel ought to retaliate and retaliate with vengence.
Arafat's denial and his denunciation of this latest bombing, came a bit too quick to be believed by anyone, with the exceptions of the most gullible and rabid.
Zinni will have to scrub himself down good tonight especially his hand. As far as Aragoof and his "denunciation", it's the usual implausible deniability routine.
"Insane" they're not. "Evil" they are!
It's clear to me the only solution to this conflict will be the forced removal of all Arabs from the West Bank and Gaza. I'm including any Israeli-Arabs with questionable allegiances.
People may condemn it, but it's the ONLY way. The only other option is an eventual genocide of one group or the other.
Arafat and his ilk are like serial killers: once they taste the joy of killing, nothing can stop them from killing again....except a bullet between their eyes.
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