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November 17, 2008

Bomb Kills Suspected Israeli Crime Boss
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Officials believe rival crime family targeted Ya'akov Alperon in Monday
attack 
Israeli police officer walks away from car as colleague examines body of
victim on passenger side after explosion in Tel Aviv, 17 Nov 2008Israeli
police say a car bomb in central Tel Aviv has killed the suspected
leader of one of the country's top crime families. Officials say they
believe a rival crime family targeted Ya'akov Alperon Monday, in the
attack. The blast also slightly wounded two bystanders, including a
13-year-old boy. Media reports say Alperon was returning from a court
hearing for his son, Dror, who is facing extortion charges. Witnesses
say they heard a huge explosion, and some thought it was a terrorist
attack. In June, another car bomb in Tel Aviv killed one of Israel's top
criminal lawyers, in what police said was a criminal, not a terrorist,
act. The lawyer, Yoram Haham, had represented several notorious mobsters
during his career as a criminal lawyer.

Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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