A parcel bomb exploded this morning at the Herzliya post office when it was opened by a Herzliya youth, killing him and injuring his mother, It was the first such bomb in Israel in many months and police renewed a standing warning to the public to be alert to suspicious-looking letters and packages. The police said the bomb could either have been sent by a terrorist or might have been an attempt at revenge. The names of the victim and his mother were not immediately ascertained.
In another incident, an Israeli patrol was attacked last night by terrorists in ambush from a cross the Lebanese border after two weeks of relative quiet on that border, The patrol was moving along a road near the border when a bazooka shell was fired at its vehicle but missed. Several small arms bursts also were fired, Officials said there were no casualties and no damage to the vehicle and the patrol continued its mission.
Later it was learned that the attack came from terrorists in a car waiting on a Lebanese road near the Zarit settlement. The terrorists drove away at top speed after making the attack, Officials said this was the first time terrorists used a mobile ambush.
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