ARABS-ISRAEL - Nov. 28 - Militants Kill 6 During Likud Poll.Two Palestinian militants open fire and toss a grenade grenade (grĭnād`), small bomb filled with explosives, gas, or chemicals and either thrown by hand or shot from a modified rifle or a grenade launcher. Grenades were in use as early as the 15th cent. at the Likud Likud Coalition of Israeli right-wing political parties. It was created by the 1973 merger of the Herut Party (1948) and the Liberal Party (1961), which itself was a merger of the General Zionists and the Progressives. Party headquarters in Beit Shean, 10 km north of the West Bank and 5 km west of Jordan, killing at least 6 voters casting ballots in a nationwide primary to select the Likud candidate for prime minister in the Jan. 28 general election. About 20 people are wounded in the attack, 13 seriously. Simon Asayag, a 41-year-old milk truck driver who watched the attack from the roof of his apartment building about 30 metres away, said: "The terrorists were shooting, people were running in all directions, escaping like flies. Neighbours This article is about an Australian soap opera. For other articles with similar names, see Neighbours (disambiguation). Neighbours is a long-running Australian soap opera, which began its run in March 1985. were screaming, afraid that family and friends were there. The terrorists were shooting and shooting in all directions. They were spraying anyone who was in the area". (The attack came six hours after 3 Israelis were killed when suicide bombers Noun 1. suicide bomber - a terrorist who blows himself up in order to kill or injure other people act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political blew up a car bomb in front of an Israeli-owned beach hotel outside Mombasa, Kenya, and other terrorists fired two shoulder-launched missiles at a Tel Aviv-bound airplane airplane, aeroplane, or aircraft, heavier-than-air vehicle, mechanically driven and fitted with fixed wings that support it in flight through the dynamic action of the air. loaded with 261 Israeli passengers that had just lifted off from the Mombasa airport - see Israel). Meanwhile, Likud voters overwhelming selected PM Sharon as their candidate in the Jan. 28 election (see Israel). No one expects Palestinian militants to suspend attacks so that Israel can have a peaceful, violence-free election season. Sharon, in a news conference broadcast nationwide about three hours after the attack in Beit Shean and four hours before the polls closed, said the aim of the militants was to sow fear and "influence the Israeli election campaign". He said: "Hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens today are exercising their democratic rights. Terror is trying to frighten fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. them and keep them at home, to ruin our lives. It doesn't matter who you support. Don't allow terror to frighten you! Go and vote! Go and vote!" |
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