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To: KLP who wrote (136)	11/30/2002 5:31:04 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 15987

From ArabNews: Hezbollah urges more bombings arabnews.com NABATIYEH, Lebanon, 30 November 2002 — Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader urged Palestinians yesterday to ignore international criticism of bombings and keep up armed struggle against Israel as the best way to liberate their land. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah also told the Jerusalem Day rally, which coincides with the anniversary of a 1947 United Nations resolution partitioning Palestine between Arabs and Jews, should learn from Lebanon’s experience that no political solution would end Israeli occupation. “What will protect Jerusalem, its holy places, and get it and Palestine back is the path of the Palestinian people, through martyrdom seekers who astonish the world, each day and night...and rattle the Zionist entity and the security of its settlers,” he said. The Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah was the driving force behind ending Israel’s 22-year occupation of south Lebanon in 2000. Its guerrillas have since clashed with Israeli troops in a disputed border area. (R)

To: KLP who wrote (136)	11/30/2002 8:38:20 AM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Mossad takes over in Kenya By Tim Butcher (Filed: 30/11/2002) Hundreds of Israeli troops and Mossad secret service agents poured into Kenya yesterday, effectively taking control of the investigation into the suspected al-Qa'eda bomb and missile attacks in the resort city of Mombasa. Israeli forensic experts at the site More than 300 heavily-armed soldiers, medical personnel and airmen flew in on five special flights, as Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, promised to "hunt down" those responsible. Three Israelis, including two children, and nine Kenyans, died in the attack. Mossad agents took control of all aspects of the investigation. They secured the scene of the suicide bombing at the Paradise Mombasa Hotel and missile debris from the attempt to shoot down an Israeli charter flight carrying 271 people. Some personnel organised the evacuation of the Israeli wounded and holidaymakers seeking a swift return home. The deployment underlined Israel's sudden entry into the war on terrorism declared by President George W Bush after September 11. The Israelis are seeking high-grade intelligence information, allowing planners in Israel to establish who was responsible for the attacks and to organise retribution. Al-Qa'eda's first suspected attack against an Israeli target was widely interpreted as a bid to depict its leader, Osama bin Laden, as the chief representative of the Arab cause. Kenyan politicians condemned the attacks yesterday. But one prominent Islamic leader, Abubakar Awadh, an official of the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims, said: "If this was done to Israelis alone, it would be a worthy cause." Mombasa is a Muslim majority city with centuries-old links to the Arab world. Police said 12 people had been arrested following the attacks, 11 of them foreigners. Six Pakistanis, four Somalis, a Spaniard and a US national were questioned. But there were doubts whether all 12 were linked to terrorism. The American and the Spaniard, one described as Arab in appearance, were arrested after hotel staff reported them for "acting suspiciously". Security sources later said they had no involvement with the case. At least one suspect had been picked up simply because he was walking at night without identity papers. National Police Commissioner Philomen Abongo said: "At this early stage of the investigation no firm conclusions have been made, but we must wait for the work of the experts from Israel." A missile launcher and two scorched missile cartridges abandoned by the terrorists near the airport were left lying around for more than 24 hours. The Israelis later picked them up from waste ground where they were found. Mystery surrounds the take-off direction of the charter plane, Arkia airlines flight IZ582, which did not take off in the standard off-shore direction of Mombasa airport commercial flights. Instead it headed inland, allowing the terrorists an easy shot with the shoulder-launch weapon. The scene of the bombing at the hotel was also left unsecured until the arrival of Israeli experts yesterday. By mid-morning the plastic scene-of-crime police tape strung across the entrance to the hotel was standard Israeli issue, with Hebrew script. Prior to their arrival, journalists and bystanders were able to wander through the ruins, potentially contaminating important evidence. Police recovered the number plate of the four-wheel-drive vehicle used by three suicide bombers to smash into the hotel reception area. news.telegraph.co.uk