gelatik
16.05.02, 23:59
A Russian Orthodox nun “ miraculously” escaped injury, January 15, when a booby-
trapped
Israeli army-issue hand grenade exploded as she opened the door of her flat at
the Ain
Karem convent. The explosion which resembles nearly a dozen other attacks
against
Christian and Muslim religious institutions, was attributed by the Israeli
police to the Israeli
“Terror Against Terror: group (TNT).
The bomb went off at 9:00 a.m. The nun said she heard a sound like a stone
dropping as
she opened her door, followed by a hissing. She immediately ran around a corner
before
the grenade exploded. The force of the explosion blew the door to pieces.
The grenade, the same type issued by the Israeli army, was apparently booby-
trapped in
the same way as bombs in TNT attacks-the safety pin was removed and the handle
fastened under a stone. An Israeli officer later told reporters that the nun
had “miraculously
escaped injury.”
West Jerusalem mayor Teddy Kollek attacked Israeli officials saying “ not
everybody is
taking this matter seriously.”
Last spring, two Russian Orthodox nuns were stabbed to death by an American.
The man is
said to be undergoing psychiatric tests in Israel custody.
Israeli police sources say they suspect the as yet unfound Israeli TNT
terrorist group, but no
responsibility has been claimed. The group has been held responsible for at
least 14
bomb attacks in various parts of the West Bank, including the bombing of
Christian and
Muslim institutions in Jerusalem, Azariya and Hebron. One nun and three mosque
imans
have been injured in TNT attacks.
