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ISRAEL
Suicide bomber kills nine
A Palestinian suicide bomber struck a packed fast-food restaurant in Tel Aviv during the Jewish holiday of Passover on April 17, killing nine people and wounding dozens in the deadliest bombing in more than a year.
The Palestinian's new Hamas-led government defended the attack as a legitimate response to Israeli "aggression," setting the stage for possible harsh Israeli reprisals and endangering Hamas' urgent efforts to get desperately needed international aid and acceptance.
The Japan Times Weekly: April 22, 2006 (C) All rights reserved
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