A Palestinian Resistance Bomber Kills 5 Israelis and Wounds Several Others

  • Author: Islamweb & News Agencies
  • Publish date:10/04/2001
  • Section:WORLD HEADLINES
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JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - A Palestinian Resistance bomber blew himself up in a Jerusalem fast-food restaurant on Thursday, killing several people and wounding at least 20 others.
Ambulance crews reported at least four people were killed and several dozen wounded, 12 seriously, in the blast which occurred during the busy lunch hour at a Sbarro's pizzeria in the heart of Jerusalem's shopping district.(Read photo caption below)
The attack was the latest of its kind since a Palestinian uprising erupted last September after peace talks deadlocked.
Israeli Radio reported police feared another bomber was on the loose.
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A series of bombings against Israelis have ignited fears in Israel of a new campaign - as threatened by Islamic Resistance groups. In 1996, for example, Israel was paralysed by a series of bombings that killed more than 50 people. It is a measure of the depth of feeling among Palestinians - anger, resentment and in some cases despair - that there appears to be no shortage of recruits ready to die for a Palestinian state. The suicide bombers are typically unmarried men in their late teens and 20s.

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