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| Israelis targeted in Kenya attacks |
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| 11/28/02 at 03:58:28 |
| Thursday, November 28, 2002 Posted: 3:37 AM EST (0837 GMT) ----------------------------------------------------------------- RELATED Interactive: Map: Mombasa, Kenya MOMBASA, Kenya (CNN) -- Seven people were killed by a bomb at a Mombasa hotel frequented by Israelis on Thursday and an Israeli airliner taking off from the Kenya tourist city was targeted by a missile, sources said. Kenyan journalist Victor Mwasi told CNN he had seen seven bodies, four burned beyond recognition. He said seven people had been taken to hospital after the attack in the lobby of the Paradise hotel as 146 Israeli guests were checking in at reception.. Meanwhile on Thursday, CNN's Jerrold Kessel said an Arkia Airlines Boeing 757, which was carrying 260 passengers and 10 crew members, was hit by shrapnel after it took off from Mombasa on Thursday but the decision was taken to fly on to Israel. Preparations had been made for an emergency landing at Nairobi, Kenya, Kessel said, but after an hour in the air it was determined there was little damage to the plane and no injuries to passengers. The jet, Flight 582, is scheduled to land in Tel Aviv shortly after midday (1000 GMT) on Thursday. The Israeli airline El Al cancelled all incoming international flights until further notice following the missile attack, Israeli radio reported. In the hotel bombing, Israeli television said a car crashed through a barrier and someone inside threw explosives. A woman who gave her name as Neima said she had just arrived at the Paradise Hotel with a group of tourists from Israel when the hotel was shaken by the blast. "People were cut up in the legs, arm, all over their bodies. Everything was burned up," she told Israel Radio by telephone, according to Reuters. "Almost all the guests are Israelis. A few Kenyans were also hurt, but it was mostly Israelis." CNN's Catherine Bond says that Mombasa is a popular tourist destination for Israelis. The hotel, she says, has previously had Israeli troops staying there. Kessel said there was little doubt these were terrorist attacks against Israeli interests. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2002 CNN. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Associated Press contributed to this report. |
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