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18/11/2003 |
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A Palestinian gunman early Tuesday killed two
Israelis soldiers standing at a checkpoint on the Tunnel
Road, which links Jerusalem and the Bethlehem-area
Gush Etzion settlement bloc.
The gunman, hidden near the roadside and armed with an
AK-47 assault rifle which he concealed in a blanket,
ambushed a group of Israelis standing near the checkpoint,
killing one and mortally wounding the other. The
wounded man was rushed to Hadassah University Hospital,
Ein Karem but died of his wounds soon after.
The attack took place at around 6 A.M.
The Tunnel Road was originally built as a
''bypass'' highway, to afford Israeli motorists
protection from Palestinian attacks. But early
in the three-year Palestinian uprising, the
Tunnel Road became a focus for Palestinian
sniping attacks and other deadly incidents.
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