Palestinians Arrest Suspected Bomber

[IndianaGreen]

Palestinians Arrest Suspected Bomber
Sun July 6, 2003 09:02 PM ET

By Nidal al-Mughrabi

GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian security forces said on Monday they had arrested a Palestinian woman from the Gaza Strip who was planning a suicide bombing in Israel, a move likely to boost U.S.-backed peace moves.

The arrest came after Israel made clear that any further withdrawal from Palestinian areas under a U.S.-backed peace plan would depend on Palestinian security forces preventing attacks from areas in Gaza and the West Bank town of Bethlehem that were transferred to their control last week.

A spokesman for Maj. Gen. Abdel Razek al-Majaydeh, whose troops received control of the parts of the Gaza Strip left by Israel, said an 18-year-old woman was arrested near an area used by Palestinians to sneak into the Jewish state.

The spokesman said that forces started searching for the woman after she left a note with her family announcing her intentions to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel.

REUTERS

[Darranar]

1. Finally

Perhaps we'll get some real action from the PA-but I doubt it.

[regnaD kciN]

2. So...

The PA taking real action, by arresting a potential suicide bomber, makes you wonder doubtfully if they'll ever take real action??? How typical...

[newyorican]

3. not so typical...

The "real action" desired by some is nothing less than full blown Palestinian civil conflict. The same school of thought applies to those that are against a cease-fire, they don't want to stop the violence, they just want the Palestinians to shoot at each other while work on the wall continues.

[Darranar]

8. Arresting one suicide bomber...

is not real action. Anyway, they released her.

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. Good

Maybe they'll find a good tent to imprison her in.

[Herschel]

5. Sorry to burst your bubble

But this woman has been released. It appears Israel will need to continue doing the PA's security work for them.

[drdon326]

6. BZZZZZT !! Sorry Indy...

I know you were hoping the PA/PLO might have actually
done SOMETHING useful...wrong answer.

[Herschel]

7. Darranar was correct

I suppose some others expected this leopard to change it's spots.

[Herschel]

9. Where is IndianaGreen?

He seems to have lost interest in this since the killer was set free!

[Violet_Crumble]

10. Killer??

Great. Now people are running round labelling people who haven't killed anyone as killers? Herschel, stop it! Yr killing me! ;)

Violet...

[Darranar]

11. Sorry...

I suppose "soon-to-be killer" is a better term.

[Violet_Crumble]

13. Don't be...

You know no better than anyone else whether she was actually going to do anything or not...

[Herschel]

12. I suppose

She was stopped. This is not to her credit.