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Bomb kills
By Eitan Hess-Ashkenaz
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAIFA, Israel — A bomber blew himself up
aboard a bus filled with students in Haifa, located in
northern Israel Wednesday, killing at least 16 people
and injuring 55. The blast spread blood-splattered
debris throughout a prosperous hilltop neighbor
hood, ending a two-month lull in suicide bombings.
Floodlights cast an eerie glow on the scene,
illuminating the charred bus skeleton. The explo
sion blew off the bus roof, shattered all its win
dows and toppled nearby palm trees.
The attack came days after the establishment of
a new hard-line government in Israel and a gov
ernment pledge to step up military strikes against
militant strongholds in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of
Palestinians have been killed in more than two
weeks of raids, including at least 10 civilians.
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called an emer
gency meeting of senior Cabinet ministers late
Wednesday to discuss the Haifa bombing.
Bus No. 37 was packed with students from Haifa
University when it stopped in the hilltop neighbor
hood of Carmelia at 2:17 p.m. to let off passengers.
“I suddenly heard an explosion,” said bus
driver Marwan Damouni, who was treated at a
hospital. “I tried to move, to see if there were
16 in Haifa
wounded. I couldn't hear anything because of
the force.”
The bomb was laden with metal shrapnel for
greater dead! i ness, according to Police
Commissioner Shlomo Aharonishki.
Crime lab technicians were investigating, but
early reports said the blast was caused by 130
pounds of explosives, which would make it one of
the most powerful attacks.
Rescue workers and police said they believed
one of the 16 dead was the bomber. Dozens were
seriously injured, including among them inno
cent passers-by.
Ovadia Saar, who was driving a bus just
behind the one that was attacked, said he saw
“the back of the bus fly into the air, and the win
dows blew out and a great cloud of dust covered
the bus.”
“I got out and ran toward the bus. It was a hor
rible sight. There were a few bodies in the street,”
he said. “Those we saw breathing, we evacuated.”
There was no immediate claim of responsibility
for the attack, just as Israel’s new hard-line govern
ment is stepping up its offensive against Hamas mil
itants in Gaza and as the Palestinian Authority con
siders far-reaching reforms.
Abdel Aziz Rantisi, a spokesman for Hamas,
praised the bombing but did not claim responsi
bility for the act.
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Israel investigates
authenticity of box
inscribed by Jesus
By Laurie Copans
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JERUSALEM — Israel
Antiquties Authority began
studying an ancient stonebox
on Wednesday to determine
whether it was used to bury a
man who some Christians
believe was Jesus’ brother. If
authenticated, the box could be
the oldest archaeological link
to the biblical figures.
The box arrived in Israel on
Wednesday from Toronto,
Canada, where it had previous
ly been on display at the Royal
Ontario Museum.
The Antiquities Authority
set up two commissions of
archaeologists, geologists and
language experts to study the
box, which bears the inscrip
tion, “James, son of Joseph,
brother of Jesus,” and which
Israeli and French scholars
believe dates to somewhere
between A.D. 50-70.
The New Testament identi
fies James as Jesus’ “brother”
and the leader of Jerusalem’s
early Christians, although dif
ferent faiths vary on how close
ly the two were related.
It was unclear where the box
was found. Its Israeli owner,
Oded Golan has said he doesn’t
remember the name of the antiq
uities dealer he bought it from for
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Jesus of Nazareth or
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cates the letters were engrave;
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ossuaries was very rare a
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Mary gave birth to Jesus as
virgin and then had James,tipt
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daughters with Joseph.
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Brothers orphaned in plane crash seek home
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Offers to provide a home for the Ferris boys - Ryan, 2, Jordan, 5,
Tyler, 10 — were pouring in, but Smith said they will live with relal
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The boys' grandparents, aunt and uncle have stayed with them since
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