{"article":{"id":22909,"heading":"BiBI's Election Day Surprise!!!","author":"Ralph","created":"2002-11-29 17:10:53","modified":"2002-11-29 17:10:53","last_modified":"Sat, 30 Nov 2002 00:10:53","article":"<br><br> Gunmen Kill Five Israelis in Election Day Attack  <br>  <br> By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Filed at 11:42 a.m. ET  <br><br>  <br>  <br> JERUSALEM (AP) -- In an election-day attack, two Palestinian gunmen opened fire Thursday at a Likud Party office and at passengers in a nearby bus terminal in the northern Israeli town of Beit Shean. Five Israelis were killed and dozens wounded in the attack.  <br><br> The gunmen were killed in an ensuing firefight with police, security guards and armed bystanders. Initial witness reports said a third gunmen fled to a nearby building but searchers did not find anyone else....  <br><br>  <br>  <br> Thursday's attack came as Likud Party members throughout Israel were voting in a leadership contest between Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Likud officials said the vote would not be called off. Sharon is favored to win the race....  <br>  <br>   <br>  <br> \n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"BiBi WAS slated to lose to the more moderate Sharon (can you believe it!), when, SURPRISE!!! Palestinian terrorists shoot-up a Likud polling booth, killing 5 Israelis ON ELECTION DAY! \r\nWHAT LUCK FOR BIBI!! ","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2002\/11\/22909.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}