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Explosion rips through crowd of palestinians { May 19 2004 }

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Explosion rips through crowd of Palestinian demonstrators, killing at least 10
KEVIN FRAYER, Associated Press Writer
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
©2004 Associated Press

(05-19) 07:44 PDT RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) --

An Israeli missile and four tank shells ripped through a large crowd of Palestinians demonstrating Wednesday against the Israeli invasion of a neighboring refugee camp, killing at least 10 Palestinians. Hospital officials said all the victims were children and teenagers.

Israel's military acknowledged that soldiers fired four tank shells, a missile and machine guns to stop 3,000 Palestinian demonstrators it said were heading toward a battle zone in the Gaza Strip.

"There were armed men in the midst of the demonstration," Brig. Gen. Ruth Yaron, the army spokeswoman, told Israel TV's Channel One.

The bloodshed prompted the United States to ask Israel for an explanation and British Prime Minister Tony Blair to condemn Israel's recent military offensive in Gaza as "unacceptable and wrong."

The Israel operation was expected to be halted, at least temporarily.

©2004 Associated Press



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