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| Terrorist shoots at tourist group on Jordan-Israel border | |
| 2003-11-19 | |
| JPost Reg Req’d EFL A terrorist shot at a group of South American tourists wounding 5, one critically, as they were passing through the Rabin border crossing from Jordan to Israel, north of Eilat in the Arava desert. The wounded were evacuated to Eilat’s Yoseftal Hospital by Magen David Adom. One of the tourists suffered a gunshot wound to the head and her condition is described as critical, hospital officials said. The gunman has been identified as a Jordanian truck driver, a resident of Zarqa - a predominantly Palestinian city 27 kilometers northeast of Amman. surprise meter.....nope According to reports, the terrorist arrived at the crossing from the Jordanian side and hid amongst the commercial trucks making their way through the border. As soon as a large group of South American tourists began making its way into Israel, he pulled out an AK-47 assault rifle and shot 5 bursts of automatic fire into the crowd just meters from the border terminal. Israeli security guards working for the port authority identified the gunman and killed him. good response - now hang his dead body in a pig carcass at the crossing Army forces then began combing the area for more attackers. According to Israel Radio the tourists, reportedly from Ecuador and Venezuela, were passing from Jordan to Israel. According to a hospital official, one of the wounded tourists said his group had just managed to cross over into Israel after visitng Jordan, and were fired on just moments after entering Israeli territory. The tourist, who was wounded in the leg, said he saw Israeli guards shoot and kill the terrorist. As the attack started, Jordanian and Israeli security officials at the border crossing established contact and coordinated their actions. "Jordan regrets the incident and ... condemns acts of violence which target civilians," Jordanian minister Asma Khader told the Associated Press.
Jordan doesn’t need Paleo freelance violence — Hussein probably drummed that lesson in his son’s ear | |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #3 The Paleos have to be wondering,"What's the problem,we let them spend their money before shooting them?" |
| Posted by: Stephen 2003-11-19 2:03:57 PM |
| #2 According to Israel Radio the tourists, reportedly from Ecuador and Venezuela, were passing from Jordan to Israel. New tactic - enlist friends for the Palestinian cause by shooting at them! |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-11-19 11:09:35 AM |
| #1 "The wounded tourists did manage to complete shopping for t-shirts, postcards, and other knickknacks before being evacuated." |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-11-19 9:30:40 AM |