Israeli Soldiers Thwart a Boy's Suicide Bombing Attempt

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link: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/international/middleeast/25BOY.html

By GREG MYRE

Published: March 25, 2004

HAWARA CHECKPOINT, West Bank, March 24 ? When the Palestinian teenager in a red sweater and blue jeans reached the front of the long line and began approaching the Israeli soldiers at this West Bank checkpoint on Wednesday, he immediately aroused suspicion.

The soldiers were on high alert. Just last week, troops at this same checkpoint, on a main road leading south from the chaotic city of Nablus, captured an 11-year-old boy with a bomb hidden in his bag.

On Wednesday, the soldiers suspected that the youth had something under his sweater and responded immediately, pointing their automatic rifles at Hussam Abdo, who later gave his age as 14, while his family said he was 16.

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1. Pretty sad and pathetic. Why doesn't the PA leadership do something

constructive with all the hundreds of millions of dollars that they receive in aid every year. Like providing quality schooling, housing, transparent gov't, job training etc. they need to infuse hope within the minds of the palestinians. Without hope, all you get is violence and terrorism.

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2. Locking

Per I/P Guidelines - I/P related photographs are not allowed. Welcome to repost sans image.

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