Suicide Bombers Strike in Tel Aviv

NPR | By Peter Kenyon

Published January 5, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Israeli police say a pair of explosions in downtown Tel Aviv killed more than 20 people. Authorities say two suicide bombers exploded devices simultaneously at the city's former bus station. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

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