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U.S. Convoy Bombed In Gaza
U.S. convoy bombed in Gaza; at least 3 people killed
By Aluf Bennnn, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
A massive bomb demolished an armor-plated jeep in a
convoy of U.S. diplomatic and CIA vehicles in the
Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing at least three
people.
U.S. embassy sources as saying
that the victims of the blast
were security men hired from an
external company, not U.S.
government personnel.
The IDF sent tanks and armored
vehicles under cover of
helicopters into the Strip to
evacuate the bombed U.S.
vehicle. Israeli military sources said that it
remained unclear whether the explosion had been
a roadside bomb or if a suicide bomber had
caused the blast.
Witnesses at the scene said a silver Cherokee
jeep used by American diplomats was completely
destroyed by the blast. Parts of the vehicle
were strewn in a 30 meter radius.
The IDF said the jeep was the middle vehicle of
the convoy, which carried security men and CIA
personnel. The three armor-plated vehicles were
driving on the main Salah a-Din north-south
highway in the Strip and had reached Beit
Hanoun junction, about a mile south of the Erez
crossing, when the bomb exploded.
The American embassy in Tel Aviv said that
contrary to initial reports, U.S. special
Middle East envoy John Wolf was not in the
convoy. Wolf is responsible for monitoring
compliance with the road map peace plan.
Palestinian security officials said three
Americans had been killed in the explosion. A
Palestinian policeman at the scene said he had
seen at least two bodies ripped apart but
Israel Radio said there were four dead in all.
By Aluf Bennnn, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service
A massive bomb demolished an armor-plated jeep in a
convoy of U.S. diplomatic and CIA vehicles in the
Gaza Strip Wednesday, killing at least three
people.
U.S. embassy sources as saying
that the victims of the blast
were security men hired from an
external company, not U.S.
government personnel.
The IDF sent tanks and armored
vehicles under cover of
helicopters into the Strip to
evacuate the bombed U.S.
vehicle. Israeli military sources said that it
remained unclear whether the explosion had been
a roadside bomb or if a suicide bomber had
caused the blast.
Witnesses at the scene said a silver Cherokee
jeep used by American diplomats was completely
destroyed by the blast. Parts of the vehicle
were strewn in a 30 meter radius.
The IDF said the jeep was the middle vehicle of
the convoy, which carried security men and CIA
personnel. The three armor-plated vehicles were
driving on the main Salah a-Din north-south
highway in the Strip and had reached Beit
Hanoun junction, about a mile south of the Erez
crossing, when the bomb exploded.
The American embassy in Tel Aviv said that
contrary to initial reports, U.S. special
Middle East envoy John Wolf was not in the
convoy. Wolf is responsible for monitoring
compliance with the road map peace plan.
Palestinian security officials said three
Americans had been killed in the explosion. A
Palestinian policeman at the scene said he had
seen at least two bodies ripped apart but
Israel Radio said there were four dead in all.
My Second reaction was, "dosen't matter -- they're dead, or soon will be."
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