Posted on 04/13/2009 2:25:03 AM PDT by Cindy
SNIPPET: "Israeli naval patrol identifies Palestinian fishing boat moving towards Israel; boat, apparently unmanned, explodes as it nears coast; no injuries, damage reported. IDF sources believe incident was botched terror attack"
SNIPPET: "A Palestinian fishing boat exploded as it neared the Israeli coast from the direction of Gaza.
IDF sources estimated that the booby-trapped boat was activated by remote control and meant to explode near an Israeli Navy vessel or a coastal community.
A naval patrol followed the boat for about an hour and spotted no people on board. As it was several hundred meters off the Gaza shore and heading north the boat exploded.
None of the soldiers was injured and no damage was reported."
(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...
Gee. Maybe they should have used the boat for, I dunno...fishing? All those “starving” Palis, and all...
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