Suicide Bombing Wounds 49 in Israel

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Suicide Bombing Wounds 49 in Israel

The bombing, which took place at a busy cafe Sunday in the coastal town of Netanya, injured at least 49, five of them seriously, Israeli police and ambulance services said. Ten Israeli soldiers were among the injured.

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A suicide bomb that injured dozens in northern Israel Sunday was "a gift to the Iraqi people," according to a Palestinian militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack.

The bombing, which took place at a busy cafe in the coastal town of Netanya, injured at least 49, five of them seriously, Israeli police and ambulance services said. Ten Israeli soldiers were among the injured.

An Israeli government official called the attack "another indication the Palestinian terror campaign against Israeli civilians continues. Palestinian terrorists continue to make every effort to strike at Israelis in the heart of our cities. Israel will take whatever measures are necessary to prevent such attacks from occurring against us."

In a leaflet, the Islamic Jihad said the attack was "a gift to the Iraqi people from Palestine."

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is a militant group dedicated to the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state and the destruction of Israel. It has been declared a terrorist group by the U.S. State Department.

The Palestinian Authority moved quickly to condemn the bombing and urged the so-called Mideast Quartet to revive its efforts to create a "road map" to peace in the Middle East.

Source: Agencies

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