A truck explosion in the West Bank just before U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni’s convoy passed by is being called an accident. Both Israeli and Palestinian officials both say the explosion, which killed the Palestinian driver, was not a terrorist bombing. The truck was carrying several gas canisters, according to Israel Radio.
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