Dead bomber’s uncle not allowed to attend funeral

THE Irish-based uncle of a Palestinian suicide bomber who killed 10 people in Jerusalem yesterday will not be allowed travel home to attend his nephew’s funeral.

Jihad Jaara, 32, is one of two Palestinian men brought to Ireland in May 2002 as part of a deal brokered by the European Union to end a siege at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank.

Mr Jaara and Rami Kamel, 23, were among 13 militants allowed by the Israelis to walk away from the five-week stand-off on condition they did not return to Israel or the occupied territories. The other 11 were taken in by seven other EU countries.