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Israeli Bus Torn Apart by Bomb; Sec. Clinton Back for Talks

By on November 21, 2012
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(AP)  A BOMB HAS RIPPED THROUGH AN ISRAELI BUS NEAR THE NATION’S MILITARY HEADQUARTERS IN TEL AVIV, WOUNDING NEARLY A DOZEN PEOPLE.

THE BLAST CAME AMID A WEEKLONG ISRAELI OFFENSIVE AGAINST PALESTINIAN MILITANTS IN GAZA THAT HAS KILLED MORE THAN 130 PALESTINIANS.  MILITANT ROCKET FIRE INTO ISRAEL HAS KILLED FIVE ISRAELIS.   

MEANWHILE,  SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON IS BACK IN JERUSALEM FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF MEETINGS WITH ISRAELI LEADERS.  SHE’S TRYING TO HELP NEGOTIATE AN END TO FIGHTING BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS MILITANTS IN GAZA.  CLINTON EARLIER TODAY MET WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS IN THE WEST BANK.