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| Middle East |
| Tel Aviv suicide bombing leaves 2 dead, 4 injured |
| 2002-10-10 |
| An Israeli bus driver and a paramedic pinned a suicide bomber to the ground Thursday after spotting his bomb belt, then fled with other bystanders as the man detonated the explosives. The assailant and an elderly woman were killed, and four others were injured. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. Hamas has said it would avenge an Israeli raid of the Gaza town of Khan Younis this week in which 16 Palestinians were killed. Avenging them involves booming a little old lady... The bomber first tried to board the bus at a crowded bus stop near the Tel Aviv suburb of Bnei Brak, but slipped and fell onto the sidewalk, apparently pulled back by the weight of the explosives. The driver said he got off the bus to help the man and spotted the bomb when he opened the man's shirt to check for injuries. Cheeze. He was trying to lug around so much explosive he couldn't stand up... A Hamas spokesman, Ismail Abu Shanab, said he did not know who was behind the attack, but that "resistance will continue by all means until we get our rights." FOLLOWUP: Hamas now sez it was their boomer, and what a hero he was! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |