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Passover terror attack: Huge explosion rattles shawarma stand at old central bus station area in southern Tel Aviv; scores wounded. Suicide bomber identified as Sami Salim Khamad, an Islamic Jihad member.
Terror disrupts Passover celebrations once again: Eight people were killed Monday after a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated himself at a crowded fast food stand near Tel Aviv’s old central bus station, in the city’s southern Neve Sha’anan neighborhood.
At least 66 people were wounded in the huge blast, which was heard kilometers away, including two people who are in criticial condition and nine others who sustained serious wounds.
The explosion occurred at around 1:30 p.m. at a shawarma stand, where a previous bombing took place. This time, however, the blast was much stronger.
Olmert: ‘We Will Know How to Respond, We Know What to Do’
Time to hit more empty fields, Ehud??
TA Deputy Chief: Terrorists Highly Motivated to Carry Out Attacks
Full Text;
Deputy Tel Aviv Police Chief Daniel Chen explained to reporters from the scene of the southern Tel Aviv suicide bombing attack that terrorists regularly work to perpetrate a major attack during a holiday, succeeding today in the area of Tel Aviv’s old central bus station.
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Kassam Lands Near Zikim; None Nounded, No Damage
Modi’in: Three Arrested for Trying to Steal Car
10 Fugitives Arrested Overnight in West Bank
Firebomb Thrown at Israeli Vehicle Near Ramallah
W. Bank: 2 Palestinians Caught Carrying Pipe Bombs
Palestinians Hurl Molotov Cocktail at Israeli Car
Kassam Lands South of Ashkelon; None Wounded
Police Release Seven Hamas Officials on Bail
Rocket Launched at Israel; No Reports of Casualties
Commentary;
Suicide bombings, such as today’s near the Old Tel Aviv Central Bus Station, the multitudinous fire bombings, pipe bombs and Kassam launchings are a DIRECT Consequence of last August’s expulsions of Jews from Gush Katif and the handing of the area over to the “p.a.(sic)” on a silver-platter. For context, click last evening’s IRIS post here and this blog’s previous post here.
Unless Olmert sheds in a hurry his macho arrogant ego grown at the people’s expense, and unless he does serious reassessment of his hate-blinded policies, we might as well coin him “Ehud Kevorkian.” MB