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Radical jews attack crowded Christian church with concussion bombs
2006-03-04
The Jooos actually dunnit this time, it seems.
Radical Jewish activists hurled concussion bombs into Al-Bechara church in the ancient town of Nazareth in the northern region of Galilee on Friday panicking attendants of a mass, Israeli police said. The police said three Jews sneaked into the crowded church, posing as Christian worshippers and started attacking the attendants with fireworks and concussion bombs, stacked in a small carriage. The explosion panicked the attendees and caused chaos, before some persons attacked the assailing trio. Mohammed Barakah, an Arab member of the Knesset, condemned the terrorist attack.
That's the KUNA version. The AP carries it a little differently...

Couple Lights Fireworks in Nazareth Shrine
By AMY TEIBEL
Associated Press Writer
An Israeli couple, joined by a young woman reported to be their daughter, entered one of Christianity's holiest sites on Friday and set off a series of small explosions, sparking a riot that left six people wounded in this Arab town in northern Israel. The family's motives were unclear, but police said they had been treated for psychiatric problems in the past and faced the possibility of losing custody of their children.

Although the attack did not appear to be nationalistic, it underscored the tensions between Israel's Jewish majority and its Arab minority. Israeli Arabs, who make up about 20 percent of the population, complain of systematic discrimination.
I'd say it was more like it underscored that fact that the world's got more than enough naturally-occurring lunatics.
Posted by:Seafarious

#4  Within minutes, thousands of people began rioting outside, preventing police from entering. The attackers - who were disguised as pilgrims - remained barricaded inside the building for several hours before police broke through the crowd and took them into custody.

By late Friday, the riot had stopped, though hundreds of young men milled about, as small bonfires set inside garbage bins crackled and the acrid smell of tear gas blanketed the air. An Israeli helicopter hovered overhead.

This is the part I found interesting. Thousands riot within minutes? I take it the rioters were the muslim population. It seems to be a genetic reation. And stopping police for hours from entering the church? They probably thought some of their own splodydopes were inside and wanted to give them enough time to do their job and blow up the church.

Must have been terribly hurt and dismayed to learn the real story - and the church still standing. Mohammad in the first story certainly seems to be. He still hasn't got the real poop, just hopes: "... condemned the terrorist attack", (grinning broadly).
Posted by: Hupomoger Clans9827   2006-03-04 09:59  

#3  Israelis celebrated the attack by firing guns in the air and distributing sweets. Oh, wait, that didn't happen. They arrested them and said they were nuts.
Posted by: DMFD   2006-03-04 09:33  

#2  When did Christianity start getting holy sites? Where's the list?
Posted by: Uneart Ulinemp9253   2006-03-04 08:48  

#1  I've been in that church ... it's lovely and one of the few remaining places where Arab Christians can worship openly without serious intimidation by Muslims.
Posted by: lotp   2006-03-04 08:06  

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