ONE BY ONE, 27 PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS TUESDAY WALKED OUT OF THE CHURCH ...

World | April 30, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

One by one, 27 Palestinian civilians Tuesday walked out of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where they had been holed up for almost a month. About 20 people Israel accuses of being terrorists remained inside. As the Palestinians walked out of the church, CNN's Mike Hanna reported they were showing identity papers to Israeli soldiers in Manger Square and boarding a bus. Israeli officials said those not wanted by Israel would be released. In other action, Israel's security Cabinet decided not to cooperate for now with the United Nations fact-finding team appointed to look into the conflict at the Jenin refugee camp.

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