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| "Suspected" Suicide Bomber Had Accomplice |
| 2003-04-30 |
| The man who carried out the suicide attack early Wednesday, killing three bystanders in Tel Aviv, carried a British passport, police said. Assaf Mohammed Hanif entered Israel from the Gaza Strip, the first such case in 89 attacks over the past 31 months, police said. Gaza is fenced in, unlike the West Bank. They said he carried a British passport, as did a second bomber, Omar Khan Sharif, police said. Israel TV channels showed the passports on their evening news broadcasts. Police said Sharif's bomb did not go off, and he escaped. That's what happens when you use Lucas Electronics parts from your old Mini. In London, the British Foreign Office said it was aware of the reports. "We're in continuing close contact with the Israeli authorities on security matters. We have no comment to make on this particular allegation," a spokesman at the British foreign office said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity. Wonder if these guys studied islamic thought and explosives at a mosque in London? |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #2 "Lucas Electronics" = memories of my then new 1978 MGB Convertible. Enormous fun ... when it worked .... which wasn't often... the Arizona heat didn't help much ... always wondered how the Brits won the "Battle of Britain" after experiencing their electronic eccentricities... _____________________borgboy |
| Posted by: borgboy 2003-04-30 18:08:40 |
| #1 For those who don't get the "Lucas Electronics" comment, check with anyone who had an MG or Triumph - or Mini - in the '60s. Reference was often made to "Lucas, Prince of Darkness". |
| Posted by: OldeForce 2003-04-30 16:24:28 |