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Thursday, 28 March, 2002, 01:48 GMT

In pictures: Netanya suicide attack

A suicide bombing in the Israeli resort of Netanya has claimed the lives of at least 19 people and injured about 100 others. The blast occurred at the start of the week-long Passover holiday, when many hotels are full of visitors.

Scene of the blast

The Park Hotel exterior

Paramedics move a victim's body into a waiting ambulance

A victim of the bomb blast arrives at the hospital in Netanya

The hotel's dining room

An Israeli police officer searches the area

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