From: "Stasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Palestine: Eight killed in new wave of mideast terror - Ananova Eight killed in new wave of mideast terror - Ananova =================================== Eight people have been killed and 40 more wounded today as Arab militants unleashed a wave of attacks against Israel. A suicide bomber honed in on soldiers and civilians getting off a crowded train, blowing himself up and killing three Israelis. The surge of violence, which also included four retaliatory missile strikes by Israeli helicopters, threatened to scupper possible truce talks aimed at ending more than 11 months of Mideast violence. Overall, militants staged two bombings, one attempted bombing and a lethal drive-by shooting. Five Israelis were killed along with three Arab rebels who died while carrying out the attacks. About 40 Israelis were wounded. The rapid-fire attacks took place within the space of a few hours, unusual even by the standards of the current conflict. Three separate groups claimed responsibility for violence that stretched from the northern town of Nahariya on the Mediterranean coast, to deep inside the West Bank, to the Gaza Strip in the south. Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres have been attempting to arrange truce talks for nearly three weeks, but the daily violence has undermined efforts. The two are expected to meet in coming days, but today's upheavals again raised political tensions. http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_394090.html _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
