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| Men arrested after Gaza assassination attempt |
| 2003-07-25 |
| Palestinian police have arrested three Palestinians following a failed assassination attempt on the head of military intelligence in the Gaza Strip. Attackers used a rocket-propelled grenade to try to kill Colonel Moussa Arafat. Bad move, failing to kill him, I mean. The rocket missed the military intelligence headquarters in Gaza and ploughed into the adjoining jail, wounding at least 10 prisoners. Among the injured were suspected collaborators with Israel, and Palestinians charged with violating the cease-fire. Palestinian officials say the attack was clearly an assassination attempt on Colonel Moussa Arafat, who is the chief of military intelligence in Gaza. Three Palestinians have been arrested by police and are being questioned about the strike. I’m sure the Colonel is taking a "special" interest in the questioning. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 who did this and why? |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-7-25 4:07:21 PM |
| #1 Thought the name was familar: A top Palestinian security official who is related to Yasser Arafat escaped assassination late Thursday after a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at his office, officials said. The explosive missed and hit a prison, wounding 10 inmates. Speculation on the attempt against Maj. Gen. Moussa Arafat focused on fellow Palestinians because residents in the Gaza area said there were no Israeli army soldiers in the vicinity. Arafat, a cousin of the Palestinian leader, was not in his office at the time. Like I said before, too bad they missed. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-7-25 1:39:53 PM |