Muhammad Posted October 15, 2003 Wednesday 15 October 2003, 12:16 Makka Time, 9:16 GMT Four American guards were killed and one was injured when a landmine exploded next to a US diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian security sources said the blast occured shortly after 08:00 GMT as the convoy was travelling in the Beit Hanun area near the Erez border. Witnesses at the scene said a silver Cherokee jeep used by American diplomats was completely destroyed by the blast. However, American diplomatic sources confirmed US envoy John Wolf was not travelling in the convoy. Shortly after the attack Israeli forces backed by combat helicopters invaded the northern Gaza Strip. Israeli invasion The force penetrated 1.5km into the Beit Hanun region and headed towards the area in which the attack took place. Saeb Erekat, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, sent his condolences to the families of the US guards killed. Interviewed by Aljazeera, he condemned the explosion saying no Palestinian group would commit such an attack. “The US convoy included a group of US observers, not CIA members, who were observing events happening on the ground in the area, such as the implementation of the road map and the Israeli and Palestinian commitment towards it,” he said. “All Palestinian sides have sought the existence of international observation teams in the area. The Palestinian Authority presents a daily report to the observation teams on events happening on the ground. Disastrous consequences “The teams, in turn, observe the events and then present their reports to the US State Department, the White House, and the Quartet.” He added: “Such an incident will lead to disastrous consequences on the area, as Israel will have a justification to dissolve the observation teams there.” The blast is the first attack of its kind in the Palestinian territories against a US target. It came just hours after the United States vetoed a resolution at the UN Security Council which condemned Israel's construction of its Apartheid Wall across the West Bank. Source: Aljazeera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nuune Posted October 15, 2003 who is behind it,or was it accident! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muhammad Posted October 15, 2003 it is not yet known who is behind it, but it is clear that it was not an accident. I don't think it is Hamas or IJ or any of the Palestinan groups. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
