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Hamas 'Foiled Carter Assassination Plot'

Source tells Haaretz militants targeted former prez

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 16, 2009 2:13 PM CDT

(Newser) – Hamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip, foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda-linked militants to assassinate Jimmy Carter, a source tells Haaretz. Hoping to kill the former president as his vehicle left Gaza, militants placed a pair of bombs at a border crossing. Witnesses...   Read full story »

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