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"So Many People Were Dead"

(Washington Post) Glenn Frankel - In one seat near a gaping hole that was once the bus's side exit, a woman sat with her head on one shoulder. Her arms were folded over her lap, and from 20 feet away she looked asleep. It took the workers perhaps 15 minutes to gently maneuver her out of the seat and six men carried her up the street to a spot where five other bodies were laid out in a neat row and added her to the group. A worker pulled back the tarpaulin, gently wiped her face and hands with a damp paper towel, took her fingerprints, and searched her clothes for identification. Then he carefully replaced the black plastic over her face and moved on to the next victim. See also A Blast Kills 2 Mothers, and Bewilders 2 Sons - Greg Myre Elsa Cohen, 70, was born in Germany, was smuggled into Britain, lost her family in the Holocaust, and came to Israel in 1970. Bianca Shachrur, 63, was born in Italy, and came to Israel in 1969. On Wednesday, the two women got on the #14 bus and a few moments later were among the 16 civilians killed when a Hamas suicide bomber stepped aboard and blew himself up. A 17th victim died Thursday. (New York Times)
2003-06-13 00:00:00
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