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| Israelis find 1,350-pound car bomb |
| 2002-09-05 |
| Police Thursday intercepted a vehicle carrying an bomb estimated to weight more than 1,300 pounds, Israeli Chief Superintendent Gil Kleiman said. Gad. Big 'un! The bomb may be one of the largest recovered inside Israel and could have caused "untold damage" had it exploded in a crowded area. Suicide bombers usually carry 20 to 40 pounds of explosives, Kleiman said. Police have been on a heightened alert on the eve of the Jewish New Year, which begins Friday night. At 2 a.m. border police at a roadblock near Kfar Glikson, northeast of Hadera, chased down two cars that were trying to get away. The cars were abandoned by the time the police reached them; the bomb was found in one of them. Y'know, they oughta just take that auto and park it in front of Sheikh Yassin's house, put a remote on it, and blow it when they're back in Tel Aviv. They should be out of range there. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |