30 Palestinians massacred

Published April 1, 2002

RAMALLAH: The Israeli army massacred some 30 members of the Palestinian security services in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, West Bank preventive security chief Jibril Rajoub told AFP.

“The Israelis have assassinated around 30 Palestinians on Sunday night in a building in central Ramallah,” said Rajoub. “It is a collective assassination.”

The victims “are all members of the security forces,” said Rajoub.

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