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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East?

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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (1186)	12/9/2001 2:03:23 PM
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Suicide Bombers Trying Chemical Devices -Officials December 09, 2001 10:02 AM ET Email this article Printer friendly version Reuters Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Health Ministry said on Sunday that hazardous materials were found in a device detonated by Palestinian suicide bombers last week and officials believe it was a crude attempt at a chemical weapon. Boaz Lev, the ministry's director-general, told Reuters there were "traces of a variety of chemical compounds" found in the remains of a bomb tested in a police laboratory after last week's attacks in a Jerusalem cafe district. "Whether this was deliberate or not, we don't know," Lev said. "A variety of materials can be used. Your imagination can lead you to anything you want and unfortunately they (the bombers) have an imagination." An Israeli official confirmed one of the bombs used in the Jerusalem attacks had been "immersed in some kind of chemical such as pesticide." The official said Palestinian bombers had apparently recently experimented with their explosive devices in order "to maximize the effect" by spreading hazardous materials in the vicinity of the blast. A police spokesman said: "Since 1994 we have known of a couple of incidents in which amounts of pesticides were found in the bombs." But he added it was only "very few cases." Eleven people were killed in a double suicide bombing and a car bomb in central Jerusalem last Saturday in attacks claimed by the militant Islamic group Hamas in revenge for Israel's killing of Hamas' military leader. Giving weight to the reports of an attempted chemical attack, hazardous materials experts were sent to the scene of a suicide bombing near Haifa on Sunday, in which at least eight people were hurt. An Israeli security source said because chemical traces were found in the Jerusalem bombing, hazardous materials crews would be sent to all bomb blasts in future to check whether the devices contained chemicals. Lev said, however, that officials were not overly concerned about the possibility of non-conventional bombs. He said the bombs generally used by Palestinian attackers -- which are packed with nails -- were already deadly enough when detonated in crowded places. Scores of people have been killed in suicide bombings in the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation that erupted in September 2000 after peace talks froze. Over the past year, Arafat has repeatedly accused Israel of using depleted uranium weapons and poison gas against Palestinians. Israel has denied the allegations. reuters.com

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