MIDDLE EAST: Four Palestinians arrested, explosive charge detonated

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Att.Editors: The following item is from the Qatar News Agency (QNA)

RAMALLAH, Apr 25 2003 (IPS) - The Israeli army arrested at dawn today four activists from the Palestinian Liberation Movement (Fatah) at Balata refugee camp, to the east of the West Bank city of Nablus.

Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces arrested Yahyah al-Jammal, Khaled Khedaish, Fayez Arafat and Assem Kaabi.

Meanwhile Israeli army sources said the Palestinians attacked last night Israeli military bases and vehicles in the West Bank.

The sources said the Palestinians detonated last night a huge explosive charge on the road leading to Eibal Mount to the south of Nablus explaining that nobody was killed in the explosion which targeted an Israeli force in the area.