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15 January 2004
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Thursday
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22 Ziqa'ad 1424
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Attack on US ship: Israel held responsible
By Our Correspondent
NEW YORK, Jan 14: The US State Department on Tuesday determined that Israel's attack of a US warship in 1967 was an act of gross negligence for which it should be held responsible.
The State department revealed the conclusion after reviewing documents dating back 36 years during a two-day conference. The USS Liberty was attacked off the Egyptian coast on June 8, 1967, during the six-day war. The attack killed 34 Americans.
A State Department official said on Monday. "Everything that could possibly go wrong, on either side, did." The Israelis have always maintained the attack was a tragic accident.
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