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| Israel begins evacuating tourists from Kenya |
| 2002-11-29 |
| An Israeli army team on Friday began evacuating tourists injured in the deadly suicide bombing of an Israeli-owned hotel. Kenyan police said they picked up 12 people for questioning in connection with the blast and a simultaneous attempted attack on an Israeli airliner. Police said 12 people were picked up for questioning in the Mombasa area, but gave no details. The death toll in the bombing rose to 16 as rescue workers recovered the body of another Kenyan on Friday, a health official said. The blast at the Paradise Hotel killed 10 Kenyans, three Israelis and the three suicide bombers. Gilad Millo, a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said 235 tourists, including 15 injured in the blast and the bodies of the three Israelis, were flown home Friday. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon sent his official plane to carry some of the Israelis. It's still early in the investigation. I heard on the news that Mossad was assigned to the case. That used to be the kiss of death for perps. It'll be interesting to see if they've still got it. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |