Ariel Sharon canceled meetings planned for this weekend in New York after the bus bombing in northern Israel. After at least 17 people were killed Wednesday by a powerful bomb next to a bus, Sharon delayed his departure for the United States and now will leave Israel on Saturday evening. He will meet as planned with President Bush on Monday.
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