(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - Reem Salah Riashi, the mother of two young children, was the first female Hamas suicide bomber, killing four Israelis and wounding 12 others at the Erez checkpoint in Gaza Wednesday. She took full advantage of the weak spots that planners of the attack had identified. When Riashi passed through the metal detectors and set them off, she told the security guard that she had metal pins in her leg. She even lifted her dress slightly to show the guard a bandage. At one point the bomber began to cry, lying on the floor and begging to be let through. A female guard was called to conduct a physical examination. When the guard turned away to find gloves for the examination, the bomber advanced some four meters into the terminal and detonated the explosive belt she was wearing in the midst of a group of guards.
2004-01-15 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive