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To: stockman_scott who wrote (72886)	2/25/2005 10:37:00 PM
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Your link takes me to a page asking me to sign up. Here is some breaking news most have probably already seen. ----------------------- Four people killed in suicide bombing in TA By Roni Singer and Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Staff and Agencies At least four people were killed and 50 others were wounded Friday night, when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a discotheque on the Tel Aviv promenade at around 11:20 P.M. Ambulances rushed those hurt in the blast to hospitals throughout the city. Three people were pronounced dead upon arrival at Ichilov hospital in central Tel Aviv. Of those who were hospitalized, three sustained serious wounds, one was moderately hurt, and the rest were lightly wounded. Hospital officials say all of those hurt are in their twenties. The suicide bomber apparently blew himself up outside the "Stage" nightclub, on the corner of Herbert Samuel and Yonah Hanavi streets, opposite the beachfront. The militant Islamic Jihad organization initially claimed responsibility for the attack, while members of the Fatah-linked Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah was involved in the bombing. A senior Palestinian security official confirmed the bomber was recruited by Hezbollah. The official, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said the bomber, a Palestinian from the northern West Bank town of Tul Karm, was a member of the Brigades. Al Aqsa has largely honored Abbas' efforts to maintain a recent cease-fire with Israel. But elements of the militant group, which is comprised of many autonomous cells, are widely believed by Israeli and Palestinian officials of receiving orders and funding from Hezbollah. After Friday night's attack Palestinian security officials said they believed Hezbollah had orchestrated the bombing. In Beirut, however, a Hezbollah spokesman denied involvement. Police closed roads in the area after the attack, and told the public to keep away from the site. The area surrounding the scene of the explosion was completely devastated in the blast. Journalists at the scene of the attack described broken street signs and shattered glass. One said that the next-door koisk was almost completely destroyed. In the wake of the attack, security officials launched a search for two suspects after witnesses reported seeing two men fleeing the site of the explosion. According to police, the terrorists could have come from the northern West Bank, and may be trying to return to the area. An initial investigation showed the security guard at the nightclub spotted two men approaching the area and followed them, at which point one of the men blew himself up and the second fled. Alon Kotler, a paramedic who treated several of the wounded told Haaretz, "We received a call saying there was a blast at the entrance to a club and we came with lots of back-up. We found young people lying on top of each other, most of them moderately-to-seriously wounded." According to Kotler, the type of wounds people sustained point to the fact that the suicide bomber blew himself up in the midst of the would-be partygoers. The manager of the "Stage" told Channel 2 television that the club had opened only moments before the blast, and there was a queue of some 30 people waiting to enter. There were four security guards on the door, he said, adding that the club was usually very busy on Friday nights. He said that he had been inside at the time of the explosion, and had heard a "large boom." The attack is first suicide bombing in some four months. It also marks the end to a period of relative calm in Israel and the Palestinian territories. On February 8, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas declared an end to hostilities between the two sides, after more than four years of violence. this story and others like: Abbas pledges to track down those responsible for Tel Aviv bombing Rice: Attack undermines Palestinians' aspirations; PMO official: PA has failed in attempt to make arrangements to prevent terror. more.... haaretzdaily.com