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Middle East
Bus boomer near Haifa kills eight
2002-04-10
  • A bus was blown up in a suicide bombing near Haifa. There are at least eight dead and 17 wounded in the wake of the blast. One person sustained critical wounds, and at least three others are in moderate condition, and the remainder suffered from light wounds, according to Magen David Adom Director-General Avi Zohar. An additional body found inside the bus is that of the suicide bomber.

    Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack, saying in an announcement on one of its web sites that it was carried out by an unidentified member of the group's military wing. "To (Prime Minister Ariel) Sharon and his ministers and generals, we have shown that there is no 'defensive shield,'" the site announcement said, referring to the Israeli name for the military campaign, "Operation Defensive Shield."

    Gaza Hamas leader Ismail Abu Shanab said the bomb attack was a "reaction to the ongoing brutal crimes committed by Sharon and all the criminals against our people, and it is a clear message that our people will not surrender and will not give up."
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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