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| Three ’ready-to-use’ explosive belts discovered in E. Jerusalem |
| 2003-09-13 |
| JPost Reg Req’d Security forces thwarted three suicide bomb attacks on Israelis after finding three ’ready-to-use’ explosive belts hidden inside a washing machine in a butcher’s shop in the East Jerusalem village of Al Azzariya north-east of Bethlehem. Ahhhh the peace process is alive Border Police sappers blew up the belts that contained 20 to 30 kilograms of explosives, nails and metal balls. hope they had the owner strapped to them when they did it? Palestinians also fired two mortars at an IDF position near the Jewish settlement of Morag in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday afternoon. There were no injuries in the attack and no damage was caused. Palestinians also shot light weapons fire at an IDF position near Rafiah close to the Egyptian border. Soldiers returned fire, and no casualties were reported on either side. run away! Meanwhile security forces remain on high alert throughout the country due to warnings of plans by terrorists to perpetrate attacks. The information that led the Border Police to find the three explosives belts, to be used by suicide bombers, was supplied by several Palestinians who were detained in the past few days by the General Security Service (Shabak). Ow! Stop hitting me! Reports indicate that the belts belonged to Hamas terrorists who were planning a suicide attack in the capital in the near future. Meanwhile, Israeli troops chased Palestinian militants through the narrow alleys of Nablus’ Old City early Saturday, setting off intense gunbattles that killed an elderly man who watched the fighting from a window, Palestinian witnesses said. An Israeli army spokeswoman had no immediate comment and was checking the reports. Yep, he stuck his head to catch the action, and was successful At 2:30 a.m. (23:30 GMT), witnesses saw 15 Israeli army jeeps enter the Old City in search of members of militant groups. In heavy gunbattles, the troops exchanged fire with gunmen, chasing after them through the dark alleys, witnesses said. apparently the search was successful? A resident of the city, Fathi Bolbol, 80, died from bullet wounds, said doctors at Rafidya Hospital. His son Bashar, 35, said the elderly man was found dead on the floor next to his bed and that apparently he had gone to the window to see what was happening when he was struck by gunfire. His room was riddled with bullets, his son said. If his room is riddled with bullets, how do they know he went to the window? Nice creative narrative Israeli soldiers routinely search Nablus and its Old City for members of Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other militant groups that have dispatched suicide bombers and other attackers. Hundreds of Israelis have been killed in those attacks. Gunmen in the Old City have taken to sleeping during the day and keeping on the move at night to try to hide from Israeli troops. Curfew and night vision glasses should help with that(With The Associated Press) |
| Posted by:Frank G |