Blast Rocks Israeli Shopping Mall

World | May 19, 2003, Monday // 00:00

An explosion triggered by a suicide bomber has rocked a shopping mall in the northern Israel town of Afula, Israeli police say. Israeli Army Radio said three people were killed as well as the bomber, who it said was a woman. Emergency workers quoted by the Israeli daily Haaretz said 10 people were also injured in the blast in the Emakim mall. It is the fifth suicide bombing against Israelis in the past two days. The attack comes a day after seven passengers were killed by a suicide bomber on a bus in Jerusalem. Israel sealed its border with the West Bank and Gaza Strip following that attack.

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