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“Gunman shoots three, takes hostage in Japan”
17 May 2007 10:24:12 GMT
Source: Reuters
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - A gunman, believed to be a former gangster, shot three people including a police officer in central Japan on Thursday, then holed up in his house with a female hostage and kept police at bay, local media said.
A man and a woman, whom Kyodo news agency said were the gunman’s son and daughter, were taken to hospital but the wounded police officer, who was lying on the ground in front of the house, could not be rescued because of threats from the gunman, media said.”
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http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3401287,00.html
Livni: Israel to act on ending Sderot attacks
Published: 05.17.07, 12:55 / Israel News
“In the absence of an effective plan by the international community to stop the rocket fire towards Sderot, Israel will act to end the attacks on its citizens,” Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Thursday during a telephone conversation with Germany’s foreign minister.
“Israel expects the European Union to be involved in diplomatic efforts to stop Qassam fire,” Livni added, and demanded that Europe unequivocally condemn the rocket attacks. (Ronny Sofer)