------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 5, 2003
Suicide Bombers Hit Tel Aviv, Killing at Least 15
By REUTERS
Filed at 12:43 p.m. ET
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - At least 15 people were killed and dozens wounded in Israel in two explosions apparently set off by suicide bombers in a crowded area of central Tel Aviv on Sunday, Israeli emergency services said.
It was the first such attack in about six weeks in Israel and came ahead of a Jan. 28 general election for a new prime minister, at a time when security is key to many Israelis more than two years into a Palestinian uprising for statehood.
The emergency services said more than 50 people were wounded, half of them lightly but nine were in serious condition.
``Two explosions happened in parallel streets ... it's a place where there are many foreign workers,'' Yossi Sedbon, Tel Aviv police chief, told Israeli army radio.
``To my sorrow there are deaths,'' he said. ``It seems according to evidence in the area that we are talking of two suicide bombers.''
Alon Oz, an eyewitness, told Army radio:
``I heard the explosion, I felt the shockwave. I realized there would be many casualties. We looked for people who were breathing. I called over to them. I counted quite a few seriously wounded. People were lying there.''
People were sprawled on the streets. Some appeared to be dead, while others were nursing wounds to arms and legs.
Witnesses said there was extensive destruction of nearby buildings and even some people inside houses and shops were among the wounded.
The last suicide attack was on November 21, when a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up and killed 11 people on a bus in the Jerusalem suburb of Kiryat Menahem.
Sunday's blasts occurred in quick succession near the old Tel Aviv bus station and a nearby pedestrian mall in the coastal city. Hundreds of people were in the area when the explosions took place.
Copyright 2003 Reuters Ltd. | Privacy Policy
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better
than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not
your counsel or your arms. Crouch down and lick the hands of those who feed
you. May your chains set lightly upon you.
Samuel Adams
NEURONAUTIC INSTITUTE on-line: http://home.earthlink.net/~thew
<A HREF="">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Om
