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To: lorne who wrote (14391)	3/24/2002 7:45:48 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27712

Saudi King Removes Education Official After Deadly School Fire By Donna Abu-Nasr Associated Press Writer Published: Mar 24, 2002 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Two weeks after a school fire killed 15 girls and triggered unprecedented public criticism, King Fahd on Sunday dismissed the official overseeing girls' education. Fahd then gave those responsibilities to the Education Ministry, the government authority overseeing boys' education. The king's decision removed a key institution from the control of the religious establishment, where it was placed in the 1960s when the education of girls was made possible. A royal decree carried by the official Saudi Press Agency said Fahd ordered Ali bin Murshid el-Murshid, a Muslim cleric who headed the Presidency of the Girls' Education, to retire. The decision was recommended by Crown Prince Abdullah, who is supervising an investigation into the March 11 fire in the holy city of Mecca, the royal decree said. Since the fire, local newspapers have launched unprecedented and loud demands for el-Murshid's dismissal. For two weeks, newspapers carried reports about the decrepit buildings rented for girls' schools, especially in remote villages and towns, and about rampant corruption in the institution. Newspapers also questioned why girls' schools are less spacious than boys' schools and why they are locked from the outside by male guards who sometimes go on errands. Newspapers accused members of the religious police, or muttawa, of blocking rescue attempts by male firefighters and paramedics because some girls were not wearing the long dresses and head coverings required in public. Authorities say the allegations were false. It was the first time the government has responded so swiftly to public demands. Newspapers in the conservative kingdom are privately owned but officially guided. ap.tbo.com

To: lorne who wrote (14391)	3/24/2002 9:59:12 PM
From: joseph krinsky	Respond to of 27712

I don't think it had any connections to terrorism, IMO it was probably just as the police said.

To: lorne who wrote (14391)	3/25/2002 1:30:22 AM
From: Runner	Respond to of 27712

Palestinians Increasingly Import Professional Assassins Esther Kleinman, 23, from Neve Tsuf, Died Sunday Morning from Bullets Fired through Join Between Armor Plating and Glass of Fortified Bus Avi Sebag, 24, from Othniel, Who Wore Steel Helmet and Flak Vest, Was Struck in Neck While Driving South of Hebron Sunday Night DEBKAfile’s Security Experts: Evidence Both Israelis Struck by Non-Palestinian Precision Marksmen – Possibly al Qaeda or Chechen Lebanese-Palestinian Terror Team Destroyed by Jordanian and Israeli Troops Early Sunday Was Hizballah-Trained