Suspects arrested over deadly bomb attack

PALESTINIAN police arrested seven suspects yesterday over the deadly attack on US diplomats, briefly exchanging fire with militants during a raid, security officials said.

The suspects are members of the Popular Resistance Committees, a group of dozens of armed men from various factions, many former members of the security forces and disgruntled followers of Yasser Arafat’s Fatah movement.

Israeli officials said the group, formed after the outbreak of Israeli-Palestinian fighting three years ago, has ties to Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas.