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Article: Hizbullah 'kamikaze' pilot blows up over security zone
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- Jerusalem Post
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- February 21, 1996
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DAVID RUDGE
Jerusalem Post
02-21-1996
A HIZBULLAH suicide bomber piloting a motorized hang-glider, apparently on his way to carry out an attack, blew up in midair yesterday afternoon near the security zone.
The blast was seen by IDF and South Lebanese Army soldiers, as well as residents of the zone and UNIFIL soldiers stationed in the region. Army sources said it is not clear whether the attack was aimed at a settlement in northern Israel or IDF and SLA targets in the zone.
The IDF Spokesman said the glider exploded near Majdal Salim village, just beyond the security zone's northern perimeter. The spokesman said it had probably been used for a suicide mission, since it had been ...