Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie holds up his hand as he talks to
reporters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, October 15, 2003. U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell urged Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed
Qurie to act against militants after a Gaza Strip bombing that killed
three U.S. security men on Wednesday, a senior Palestinian official
said. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

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