26 dead as blasts rip apart roadmap.SPIRALLING violence in Israel has left the the Middle East ``road map to peace'' in tatters tat·ter 1 n. 1. A torn and hanging piece of cloth; a shred. 2. tatters Torn and ragged clothing; rags. tr. & intr.v. . In central Jerusalem, a Hammas bomber disguised as an ultra-orthodox Jew Jew Any person whose religion is Judaism. In a wider sense the term refers to any member of a worldwide ethnic and cultural group descended from the ancient Hebrews who traditionally practiced the Jewish religion. killed himself and 16 other people in a huge blast, while in Gaza City, in two air strikes, Israeli helicopter missiles blasted two cars, killing nine people, including four militants. US President George Bush, who just a week ago launched the road map plan to solve the IsraelPalestinian conflict, angrily condemned the bus bombing. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called on all Palestinian factions to cease fire 1. A command given to any unit or individual firing any weapon to stop engaging the target. See also call for fire; fire mission. 2. A command given to air defense artillery units to refrain from firing on, but to continue to track, an airborne object. ,condemning the attacks in both Jerusalem and Gaza and pleading for international intervention to rescue the newb orn road map plan. |
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