Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 22 2002 — A9 AP photo Israeli investigators check the scene where a suicide bomber blew himself up in a main shopping area the center of Jerusalem on Thursday MKng himself and two others and wounding scores of people In leoBBibiinige sQ®aD toO®w ft® soase-tfoij’US moves to declare ® JERUSALEM (AP)— A former Palestinian policeman blew himself up in the heart of Jerusalem's shopping district Thursday killing three Israelis wounding more than 60 people and prompting Israel to call off a a round of US- - brokered truce talks Moments after die late afternoon blast the dead and tinjured lay on a toed pavement on King George Street amid glass shards and twisted awnings from a hat boutique a shoe store and a candy shop A policeman screamed for help Passers-b- y knelt over a wounded young boy More than 60 people were injured The AJ Aqsa Brigades a militia linked to Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat’s Fatah faction claimed responsibility for the bombing which came a dav after an Mamie militant set off explosions on a crowded bus in northern Israel killing himself and seven oth-Mood-spla- era In Washington the Bush administration said it is tWwg steps to declare the Al Aqsa a terra' organization of State Colin Powell called Arafat and demanded that he denounce the bombing spokesman Philip Reeker said Later Powell called Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon the state department said Sharon’s office said Powell expressed condolences In a rare step Arafat personally condemned die bombing ' Al Aqsa a terror group Al Aqsa Brigades identified d the suicide bomber as 22-- y Mohammed Hashaika a former Palestinian policeman Hashaika was arrested two months ago by Palestinian security agents as he prepared to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel the militia said Hashaika was released from a Palestinian lockup in Ramal-la- h last week on the first day of an Israeli incursion into the West Bank town Israeli security sources said Hashaika was among dozens of suspected militants Israel had asked the Palestinian Authority to arrest Aq Al Aqsa spokesman who used a nom de guerre Abu Mujahed said the militia would not stop attacks until there is a truce agreement The spokesman said Arafat has not given orders to stop attacks on Israelis A Arafat summoned journalists Ramallah headquarters Thursday evening and read a prepared statement in Arabic “We strongly condemn this military operation : especially since it was against innocent Israeli civilians” Arafat said adding that he would take immediate efforts “to put an end to such attacks” It was not clear if he after after speaking with Powell Wednesday’s bus bombing was parried out by die militant ' Islamic Jihad group which has said it would not honor a cease-fir- e under any circum-- : stances and promised to take immediate steps to prevent such attacks But President Bush said he was “disappointed” by Arafat’s response to calls for an end to attacks on Israel “We’ve set some strong conditions” Bush said “We expect Mr Arafat to meet those conditions” Thursday night’s scheduled talks between Israeli and Palestinian security officials were called off — by Israel the Palestinians said — and it was not clear whether the meeting would resume US truce negotiator Anthony Zinni met with Israeli Prime Minister And Sharon and senior Cabinet ministers late Thursday in an apparent effort to rescue his mission Israd held Arafat direcdy responsible in a veiled warn- ing thafretaliation might be forthcoming a statement from' Sharon’s office said “Israd cannot continue for long a unilateral effort” to enforce a cease-fir- e The statement said that Arafot “is solely ble for the murderous terra-ism- ” : ear-ol- -- Green Seedless Grapes From Chile South America Lane & Sweet' Extra Lean Ground Beef 93 Any Sim Package’ - 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