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IDF arrests Jihad men responsible for Hebron attacks
IDF troops arrested Tuesday morning a senior Islamic Jihad operative in the West Bank city of Hebron suspected of belonging to a terror cell responsible for two attacks on Israelis in 2002 that left 16 people dead. The cell is believed to behind the November 15 attack in Hebron that killed 12 people and the December 27 attack at the Otniel settlement, also in the West Bank, that left four yeshiva students dead. Bader Aymouni surrendered himself to the IDF after troops surrounded the house in which he was hiding. They found him hiding in a cabinet under a bathroom sink. Guess that's how you get to be a senior IJ operative. Also Tuesday, the Shin Bet security service said it has arrested 17 members of the same Islamic Jihad cell, which received its orders from the organization's headquarters in Damascus. Three other members of the cell, including its leader Diab Shweiki, are still at large. Israel has made two unsuccessful attempts to assassinate Shweiki. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. During questioning, the militants said that they received instructions from Syria. They also identified a number of other Palestinians who had volunteered to carry out suicide bombings or were planning to fire mortar shells at Israeli targets. Talking are they? How nice! Posted by: Steve 2003-02-04 |
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