PLANS TO END THE FIVE-WEEK STAND-OFF AT BETHLEHEM'S CHURCH OF THE NATI...

World | May 9, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

Plans to end the five-week stand-off at Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity have hit last-minute snags after a resolution appeared imminent on Thursday morning. Final arrangements were being made for a group of Palestinian militants to go into exile, after which civilians inside the church - which is surrounded by Israeli forces - would be freed. However, buses which arrived to take them away left empty, and Israeli military observation cranes are being put back up. The renewed problems are reported to stem from US objections to a European Union official entering the West Bank church to finalise the deal, and Palestinian demands for safety guarantees for the militants in the compound.

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