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

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (644)	11/27/2001 9:36:08 AM
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This is what happens when you let the animals out of their cages: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 Two people killed, 10 seriously injured in Afula shooting attack Location of Tuesday's attack: Afula is situated about 15 km north of the West Bank town of Jenin, from where the IDF pulled out overnight Monday. (Photo: Ha'aretz Archive) Two people were killed and 10 others suffered serious-to moderate injuries when gunmen opened fire in the area of the market in the northern town of Afula around 11:30 A.M. on Tuesday. Fifty-one people in all were reported to be wounded in the attack with and 32 of them have already been sent home. Israel Radio reported that Fatah and the Islamic Jihad had claimed responsibility for the attack. The two groups told Hezbollah television that they had worked together in carrying out the attack. According to eyewitness accounts, two gunmen opened fire indiscriminately and were then shot dead by police and IDF reservists who were on the scene. They were identified as Jenin residents Mustafa Faisel Abu Saria, 21, and Abed al Karim Abu Nasa, 20. The attack took place in the market area, close to the central bus station in Afula, which is some 10-minute drive north of the West Bank town of Jenin. The IDF withdrew from Jenin early Tuesday morning. "Terrorists in civilian dress appeared and started to fire," eyewitness Mordechai Cohen told Israel Radio. "They shot the first person in the head. He fell down they ran toward the market." Cohen said assailants sprayed the crowd with gunfire for minutes before police appeared on the scene. Police and rescue workers are at the scene of the attack. Israel Radio reported that security forces are on a high state of alert in the area along the Green Line border between Israel and the West Bank. All of the injured have been taken to Haemek Hospital in Afula for treatment. Emergency number for Haemek Hospital in Afula: 1255168 IDF withdrawal from Jenin seen as gesture to U.S. envoy The IDF withdrew overnight Monday from the West Bank town of Jenin in what was seen as a goodwill gesture to U.S. envoy Anthony Zini who arrived in the region Monday. The army pulled back from positions it took up in Palestinian-controlled territory around Jenin after the assassination of Tourism Minister Rehavam Ze'evi on October 17. There were no shooting incidents and no injuries during the withdrawal. IDF forces, however, remain deployed around the town due to continued warnings that militants from Jenin plan to carry out suicide bombings inside Israel. Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer ordered the withdrawal Monday in advance of Zinni's arrival. Palestinians reported that the withdrawal was carried out without security coordination with the Palestinian Authority. A meeting between Israeli and Palestinian security officials is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. After Ze'evi's assassination, the IDF took up positions in PA territory around six West Bank towns. Jenin was the last remaining town from which the IDF had yet to withdraw.

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