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Israeli criminals suspected for blast Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2286207 http://www.news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2286207 Thu 11 Dec 2003 11:47am (UK) Israeli Criminals Suspected for Blast That Kills Three At least three people were killed by a bomb blast in a money changer’s shop in the crowded business district of the Israel city of Tel Aviv today. Police believe it was an attack on one of the country’s underworld figures rather than a terrorist act, A dozen people were injured by the lunchtime blast. The attack shook a nation already on edge over daily warnings about planned suicide bombings by Palestinian militants. The blast went off as a suspected criminal boss, Zeev Rosenstein, entered the money changer’s shop, witnesses said. Rosenstein’s lawyer also confirmed his client was present at the scene, and was wounded. Rosenstein was recently released from police interrogation. He had been taken into custody after a hit man reportedly claimed Rosenstein had ordered attacks on some of his rivals. Police later said Rosenstein’s accuser was lying and released Rosenstein. “We’re treating it less as a terrorist attack and more as a criminal attack,” said Israeli police spokesman Gil Kleiman. “It means that instead of looking for Palestinians, we’ll be looking for Israelis.” The attack on the shop named Change occurred about 12:30 p.m. (1030 GMT) in the packed business district of the port city Cars on both sides of the road were damaged. “I was next to it, the whole window blew out,” an eye witness said. The explosion, if criminal, would be one of the deadliest of its kind in the country’s history. The last suicide bombing by Palestinian militants went off on October 4 in a restaurant in the northern Israeli city of Haifa and killed 21 people.

Israeli criminals suspected for blast Mob related bombing kills 3 Police call it criminal attack { December 11 2003 } Tel aviv blast aimed alleged mob figure Files Listed: 4

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