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| Lebanese police say American missionary’s slaying possibly linked to anti-US sentiments |
| 2002-11-22 |
| Bonnie Penner, 31, an American woman who worked as a nurse at a missionary clinic caring for needy Lebanese and Palestinians, was shot to death Thursday in the southern port city of Sidon. Investigators believe a lone gunman knocked at the door of the clinic and shot Penner with a 7mm pistol. Her body was found lying in a pool of blood with three gunshot wounds in the head, police officers said. "Investigators are concentrating on the possibility that the killing of the American lady came as a result of the mounting anti-American sentiments in the Middle East," a Lebanese security official said Friday on condition of anonymity. A senior Palestinian guerrilla official denied Friday that the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, where anti-US extremist groups have taken shelter, had anything to do with the killing. He linked the slaying to the Unity Center's Christian activities. "It's those Christian's fault." "The killing was the result of a hostile Muslim reaction in Sidon to the preaching and indoctrination lessons the center was giving to Muslim youths," the official said, also speaking on condition of anonymity. "There can only be one peaceful religion here, and we'll kill anyone who tries to change that." |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 Lebanese police also say flower growth possibly linked to sunshine. More witnesses will be interviewed for a final determination. |
| Posted by: Dan Hartung 2002-11-23 04:01:33 |