Woman suicide bomber kills 6 in Al Quds: Powell fails to secure pullout date

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Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 11:29:36 +0100
TEL AVIV, April 12: A suicide bomber blew herself up near a crowded
market in occupied Al Quds on Friday, killing six Israelis and wounding
nearly 90, as US Secretary of State Colin Powell toured the area on his
quest for peace. 

"It sounded like a mountain exploded. The ground was moving. People ran
away, screaming," a municipal worker said. The powerful blast left
victims strewn in pools of blood and charred vegetables and fruit
scattered amid broken glass. 

Powell got a bird's eye view of the mayhem from aboard a military
helicopter. He was taking off on an aerial tour of the tense
Israel-Lebanon border when the blast occurred and made a detour to fly
over the scene. 

The explosion rocked the holy city just hours after Powell held talks
there with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on ending a two-week-old
offensive in the West Bank - something the Israeli leader has refused to
do despite repeated US demands. 

"I condemn the terrorists for this act," Powell said while talking to
reporters. "It illustrates the dangerous situation that exists here." 

The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a group linked to Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, claimed responsibility, Hezbollah's Al
Manar television reported. "Apparently it was a female suicide bomber...
we are talking about a young woman," a police official said. 

He said she had headed for the Mahane Yehuda open-air market - a
frequent target of suicide bombers - where crowds were busy shopping
before the start of the Jewish Sabbath at sundown. But he said she
apparently changed course upon seeing police guarding the market's
entrance. "She set off her bomb at a bus stop when a bus came to let off
passengers," the police official said. "She set off a very powerful
bomb." 

At least three other Palestinian women, one no more than 18 years old,
have carried out suicide bombings against Israelis during the
18-month-old uprising against occupation. 

The latest attack raised more questions about Sharon's contention that
the army onslaught in the West Bank was preventing new attacks on
Israelis. A suicide bombing on a bus near Haifa on Wednesday killed
eight Israelis. 

NO AGREEMENT: In initial talks with Sharon, Powell failed to secure a
firm timetable for an end to Israel's crushing military campaign. 

"I hope we can find a way to come into agreement on this point of the
duration of the operations and get back to a track that will lead to a
political settlement," said Powell, on a mission to stem 18 months of
bloodshed. 

Source:  Reuters

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