Israeli security forces are conducting a widespread manhunt for the murderer or murderers of an Israeli soldier in northern Samaria. The soldier, Corp. Moshe Tamman, 19, of Moshav Havatzelet Hasharon, was found fatally shot by a gas station attendant near Mevo Dotan early Friday morning. By tonight it was still unclear whether the soldier was murdered by terrorists or by criminals.
Tamman apparently had no weapons or documents when his body was found. He served as an instructor in an army base in the center of the country. The police investigators were therefore puzzled about his presence near the Arab village of Yaabed. A pathclogical examination of the body showed that Tamman was murdered shortly before he was found, or not longer than 24 hours before that. (By Gil Sedan)
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