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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1069)	12/5/2001 2:07:24 AM
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (1069)	12/5/2001 7:34:20 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 32591

(07:45) Eight lightly wounded in Jerusalem blast By The Jerusalem Post Internet Staff A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up near a Jerusalem hotel a few minutes ago. Eight people sustained minor wounds in the blast. The blast took place in front of the David Citadel Hotel on King David Street shortly after 07:30. The pedestrians, waiting at a nearby bus stop, were lightly wounded by shards of glass and metal fragments in the explosion. They were taken to Hadassah University Hospital on Mt. Scopus and Shaare Zedek Hospital for treatment, Israel Radio reported. Jack Ferguson, a guest at the hotel, heard this morning's suicide bomber explode. He talks to the Jerusalem Post's editor-in-chief, Jeff Barak, about his experience on JPost Radio. To hear the interview, click here for Media Player format. The terrorist was killed in the blast. He was reportedly an Islamic Jihad member in his 40s from the Bethlehem area. Police said the nail and metal-studded bomb was very powerful and contained anti-tank munitions. No group has taken responsibility for the bombing. There is heavy damage to the glass-fronted building. Windows of numerous cars in the vicinity were blown out by the force of the explosion. The area has been cordoned off as police search for further explosives. Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, Minister of Internal Security Uzi Landau, and Religious Affairs Minister Asher Ohana were guests at the hotel, Israel Radio reports. US envoy Anthony Zinni is staying at a hotel in the vicinity, but was unhurt in the blast. He reportedly heard the explosion. Police believe the bomber was en route to carry out an attack in nearby downtown Jerusalem or was planning to enter the hotel and detonate the device, but that the bomb detonated prematurely. The hotel is in West Jerusalem, close to the walled Old City. Jerusalem police chief Cmdr. Mickey Levy said at a briefing that police has doubled their presence in the city since the triple bombing on Saturday night. Levy was on nearby Agron Street area when the blast took place. He told Army Radio he was en route to a meeting with Landau at the hotel. The explosion "is yet another demonstration of the Palestinian determination to use terrorism and to inflict heavy damages on the Israeli population," said Emanuel Nahshon, a Foreign Ministry spokesman who was at the scene. "It's is Arafat's duty to fight terror and put terrorists in jail. If he doesn't do it, Israel will have to do it." To hear Etgar Lefkovits' report for JPost Radio, click here. Massive military action, US pressure, and the economic suffering of his people have only a limited effect on Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat, according to a psychological portrait and strategic analysis of him just conducted at the Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center-Herzliya.