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| 'Journalist' nabbed with boom belt |
| 2002-05-25 |
| Yesterday morning security forces discovered an explosive belt containing 10 kg. of TNT in a marble factory at the Erez industrial zone in the northern Gaza Strip. Border Police sappers defused the belt and security forces detained a number of Palestinians for questioning. The belt was found after security officials received information from a Palestinian arrested at the Erez crossing on Wednesday during a routine check. Think about this the next time somebody expounds on the horrors of hitting a prisoner very many times... The occupants in his car, which had a "Press" sticker on its window, were detained by security forces after a grenade was found in the car. One of the detainees, Iyad Abed al-Ghali, 23, claimed he was a journalist, but later told investigators he works in the industrial zone and had hidden the belt in the factory, planning to later smuggle it across the Green Line. More than 3,000 Palestinians work in the approximately 200 factories in the Erez industrial zone. There have been numerous terrorists attacks in the area in in recent months, in an attempt to shut the zone down. That's a very interesting view into the Palestinian mentality. The zone is the primary source of employment in the area, outside the bomb making and exploding industries. And the area has 80% of its residents living under the poverty line. The factories provide 35-40% of the area's income. So what's to do? Blow up or shut down the factories. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Ah yes! And don't forget who they're going to blame for the bomb-- and not protecting the workers. Nothing like biting the hand that feeds you. |
| Posted by: Mary Wehmeier 2002-05-26 01:45:06 |