Islamic Jihad terrorists now favor car bombs over the smaller explosive charges strapped to suicide bombers, according to a member of the group. “We found that with the cars, we could load them with explosives and harm many people,” an Islamic Jihad official told The Associated Press. The group claimed responsibility for a deadly car bombing Monday of a bus in northern Israel.
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