24 January 2004	Saturday	01 Zilhaj 1424

LONDON, Jan 23: A British parliamentarian lost her party job on Friday for saying she would consider becoming a suicide bomber if she were a Palestinian, remarks that caused widespread outrage.

Speaking on Thursday, eight days after a suicide bomber killed four Israelis, Jenny Tonge of the opposition Liberal Democrats said she understood the attackers' "desperation".

"There can be no justification, under any circumstances for taking innocent lives through terrorism," Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy said in a statement, announcing Ms Tonge's dismissal as party spokeswoman.-Reuters