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February 9, 2004       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1076141896929

PA Hastily Opens Trial in U.S. Convoy Attack

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The PA on Saturday pressed charges against four Palestinians accused of involvement in an attack on a U.S. diplomatic vehicle in the northern Gaza Strip on October 15 in which three Americans were killed. Palestinian journalists in Gaza City said they were surprised to receive a message from the PA announcing the beginning of the trial. "Until now we have been told that the security forces were still searching for the culprits," said one journalist. "It's clear this is a play intended to appease the Americans." After the U.S. advertised a $5 million reward in Palestinian newspapers on Thursday for information leading to the capture of the killers, Arafat instructed PA security forces to step up their efforts to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to trial.

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