Palestinian attack leaves 7 dead

Friday, January 18, 2002

HADERA, Israel -- A Palestinian gunman walked into a banquet hall in northern Israel late Thursday and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing six people and injuring 30 during a bar mitzvah, police said. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in more than a month.

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