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| Middle East |
| PA announces crackdown on militants |
| 2002-06-05 |
| The Palestinian Authority on Wednesday announced it would crack down on militants in the West bank. According to the report, PA Chairman Yasser Arafat gave direct orders to the authority's security services to arrest members of Islamic Jihad, the organization that has claimed responsiboility for Wednesday's terror attack in Wadi Ara. However, an Islamic Jihad source, speaking with Army Radio, said no arrests were made thus far. They'll get around to it. Weather's kind of bad today. Maybe tomorrow... IDF troops remained inside Jenin Wednesday night, after entering the city hours after the car bomb attack in Megiddo. While military officials dubbed the operation "routine," Palestinians reported that over 20 tanks rumbled into the city accompanied by soldiers, as Apache helicopters flew overhead. It was the third time forces entered the city since the conclusion of Operation Defensive Shield. So it's getting to be routine, right? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |