October 11, 2002	Friday	Sha'aban 4, 1423

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TEL AVIV, Oct 10: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed an Israeli woman and wounded 29 other people on Thursday when he blew himself up in suburban Tel Aviv, while Israeli tanks in the Gaza Strip killed two more youths.

The suicide bombing ended a three-week lull in violence inside Israel, although Israeli operations in Gaza have killed more than 20 people this week, despite US-led calls for restraint.

The unidentified woman was fatally injured after the suicide bomber slipped while trying to board a bus and was thrown out by passengers who saw the explosive belt strapped to his body, police said.

They raised an alarm and fled, while the Palestinian ran off to a group of people waiting nearby and blew himself up there, Superintendent Gil Kleiman said.

The blast happened under a bridge by a bus stop used mainly by students of Bar Ilan university, east of Tel Aviv centre, the radio said.—AFP