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ARAFAT TO REVIEW DEATH SENTENCE AFTER RIOTS

Sunday 14 March 1999 00:02 GMT
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ARAFAT TO REVIEW DEATH SENTENCE AFTER RIOTS

Palestinian President Yasser Arafat promised to review a death sentence that sparked two days of bloody riots in the Gaza Strip. Two Palestinian teenagers were shot dead in clashes with police and at least 85 people were hurt. Raed al-Attar, found guilty of murder, had been sentenced to death by firing squad

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