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Palestinian Cabinet Minister Survives Restaurant Shooting
Ananova ^
| 2-18-2004
Posted on 02/18/2004 5:20:33 PM PST by blam
Palestinian cabinet minister survives restaurant shooting
Masked gunmen have opened fire on a Palestinian minister and a top economist in a Jenin restaurant.
Both men escaped without injury, but two bystanders were injured, including a Palestinian policemen.
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, a violent group loosely linked to Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Health Minister Jawad Tibi, and Mohammad Shtayyeh, managing director of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction, were in Jenin to attend the opening ceremony of a new hospital.
After the ceremony, they went to lunch at a restaurant in the town centre. As they sat down to eat, three masked gunmen opened fire on the officials.
Story filed: 16:52 Wednesday 18th February 2004
TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cabinet; minister; palestinian; restaurant; shooting; survives
Does anyone know what's going on here?
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:20:34 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Religion of Piece internal dispute??
2
posted on
02/18/2004 5:22:45 PM PST
by
HP8753
("Windage and elevation, Mrs. Langdon, windage and elevation." John Wayne)
To: blam
Does anyone know what's going on here? Very poor marksmanship.
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:24:53 PM PST
by
VadeRetro
To: blam
Drop the gun, take the Canoli.
4
posted on
02/18/2004 5:26:02 PM PST
by
The KG9 Kid
(Semper Fi)
To: blam
Internal Fatah dispute between the Islamist nationalist Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, and the corrupt former Marxists running it.
5
posted on
02/18/2004 5:36:22 PM PST
by
rmlew
(Peaceniks and isolationists are objectively pro-Terrorist)
To: blam
6
posted on
02/18/2004 5:46:53 PM PST
by
dennisw
("Cuz we'll put a boot in your ass it's the American way" - Toby Keith)
To: blam
Looks like nothing but a big show to me. Something to make it look like Arafat really is cracking down hard on these terrorists (whom he controls), because Look! they're "firing back" (in a highly choreographed fashion). So see? These noble Palestinian leaders are putting their lives on the line for the sake of peace. Really.
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posted on
02/18/2004 5:53:05 PM PST
by
inquest
(The only problem with partisanship is that it leads to bipartisanship)
To: The KG9 Kid
In this case, the baklava!
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