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BOMB CAR EXPLODES IN NETANYA
JERUSALEM, MAY 30 (KUNA) -- AN ISRAELI POLICE SPOKESMAN DECLARED,
WEDNESDAY, ANOTHER CAR HAD EXPLODED THIS AFTERNOON IN THE NETANYA COASTAL
TOWN, NORTH OF TEL AVIV.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE CAR, A MAZDA, HAD EXPLODED AND WENT AFLAME NEAR A
SCHOOL IN THE TOWN'S INDUSTRIAL SECTION.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED NINE ISRAELIS HAD BEEN TAKEN TO HOSPITAL UNDER SHOCK
FRIGHTENED BY THE BLAST.
RADIO ISRAEL QUOTED EYEWITNESSES SAYING A MAN, BELIEVED TO BE A
PALESTINIAN, HAD PARKED THE CAR NEAR THE SCHOOL PRIOR TO THE EXPLOSION AND
FLED.
THIS IS THE FIFTH BLAST OF THE KIND IN NETANYA. THE BLAST BEFORE HAD KILLED
SIX ISRAELIS AND WOUNDED SCORES OTHERS AFTER WHICH ISRAEL HAD LAUNCHED F-16
WARPLANE ATTACKS ON SOME PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES. (END)
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