Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon cancelled a crucial trip to Washington following a double attack which killed 7 people and injured 20 in Jerusalem plus the two bombers. The operation took place just as Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas and his Israeli counterpart ended their talks Saturday without reaching any conclusions. At least four of the wounded were in serious condition. The blast blew apart a bus just before the morning rush hour in the French Hill neighborhood in Jerusalem. A second bomber blew himself up almost simultaneously in Aram, a Palestinian village just north of French Hill, killing only himself. Jerusalem Police Chief Micky Levy told Israeli public radio that the bomber was probably heading towards French Hill but detonated his explosives prematurely due to the huge security deployment.
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In consequence, Sharon cancelled a crucial trip to Washington following the attack. âThe prime minister postponed his trip to the United States, where he was due to hold talks with U.S. President George W. Bush, due to a wave of terrorist attacks,â a statement said, without specifying a new date for the visit.
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On Saturday Israeli troops shot and killed two armed Palestinians who had injured two Israelis after infiltrating the West Bank Jewish settlement of Shearei Tikwah near the demarcation line with Israel. One of the injured Israelis was said to be in serious condition.
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Abdul Aziz Rantissi told IslamOnline.net that âthe double martyrdom operations came as self-defenseâ, noting that the Palestinian resistance will go non-stop as long as the Israeli occupation existed. Asked whether the double bombings are linked to Abbas-Sharon meeting, Rantisi said they have nothing to do with the meeting, given that such operations âcannot be carried out overnight and need some time for planning.â
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