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Bomb at West Bank Checkpoint Was Meant for Haifa

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel- Haifa was the original target of the bomb that exploded Wednesday at a checkpoint north of Jerusalem, killing two Palestinians and wounding six Israeli Border Policemen, interrogation of the three-member terrorist cell has revealed. The bomb was smuggled inside a baby carriage. Three members of Fatah's armed wing in the Jenin region were arrested following the attack. In an attempt to bypass the West Bank separation fence, the three were sent south toward Jerusalem, from where they were to make their way to Haifa - where they planned to detonate the bomb at an outdoor market.
2004-08-16 00:00:00
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