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Suicide Bomber Strikes at Checkpoint

Suicide Bomber Blows Himself Up at Israeli Military Checkpoint in West Bank, Wounding Two

The Associated Press

J E R U S A L E M, March 22 —

A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank, wounding two people, police said. One of the wounded was in serious condition.

The attack occurred just several miles from the frontier with Israel, including the town of Israeli town of Afula, which has frequently been hit by Palestinian suicide bombers in recent months. It was not immediately clear whether the explosives went off prematurely or the checkpoint was the intended target.

The Israeli military had no immediate comment, and there was no claim of responsibility.

Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[Catspaw]

There will be no peace. Arafat is not interested in a ceasefire. Zinni's mission is an exercise in futility--he's trying to negotiate with Arafat, a lying terrorist thug that leads terrorist organizations. When is the administration going to realize that? How many more Israelis have to be murdered before the light goes on over their heads?

[Alouette]

At least they were able to spot him before he got into Israel. Probably heading for a crowded shopping mall. FRIDAY AFTERNOON and SATURDAY NIGHT are FLOURESCENT YELLOW ALERT DAYS!

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

It was not immediately clear whether the explosives went off prematurely or the checkpoint was the intended target.

My guess, for what it is worth, is that this guy got caught before he had gotten to the place he wanted to blow up, so he took himself out rather than be made to talk by the Mossad!