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Thousands Storm Arafat's Ramallah Compound
This could turn into total madness with the masked, armed, terrorist thugs pushing their way through this ever growing mob in Ramallah, sending Yasser off for ever. Stay glued to FOX.
Thousands of Palestinian mourners burst into Yasser Arafat's walled compound Friday, raising questions about whether the helicopter carrying his body would be able to land there.
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Arafat was to be buried at the compound before sunset Friday, following a state funeral in Egypt. For several hours, hundreds of Palestinian police had tried to keep the growing crowd back from the walls of the compound, but at one point, mourners managed to break through gates and climb over walls. A top Arafat aide, Tayeb Abdel Rahim, appealed to the crowd to move back from the gates. Despite the chaos, a marching band lined up in one corner of the compound for a drill, ahead of the burial. The crowd broke into the compound as Arafat's helicopter was en route from Egypt to Ramallah.
Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-12 |
