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Tuesday, June 1, 2010 – Daily News – 5A WORLD BRIEFING Bloody Israeli raid sparks harsh criticism JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli commandos rappelled down to an aid flotilla sailing to thwart a Gaza blockade on Monday, clashing with pro- Palestinian activists on the lead ship in a botched raid that left at least nine passengers dead. Bloodied passengers sprawled on the deck and troops dived into the sea to save them- selves during several hours of hand-to-hand fighting that injured dozens of activists and six soldiers. Hundreds of activists were towed from the international waters to Israeli detention centers and hospitals. International condemnation was swift and harsh as Israel scrambled to explain how what was meant to be a simple takeover of a civilian vessel went so badly awry. Israeli Prime Minister Ben- jamin Netanyahu abruptly can- celed a planned meeting with President Barack Obama in Washington to rush home. The global reaction appeared likely to increase pressure to end the embargo that has plunged Gaza’s 1.5 million residents deeper into poverty. Most of the information about what happened on the single ship where violence broke out came from Israel, which cut off all communica- tion to and from the activists and provided testimony and video evidence that its soldiers came under attack by activists armed with metal rods, knives, slingshots and two pistols snatched from the troops. Best chance to stop Gulf leak 2 months away with relief well NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a din- ner plate more than two miles into the earth, and is anything but a sure bet on the first attempt. Bid after bid has failed to staunch what has already become the nation’s worst-ever spill, and BP PLC is readying another attempt as early as Wednesday, this one a cut-and- cap process to put a lid on the leaking wellhead so oil can be siphoned to the surface. But the best-case scenario of sealing the leak is two relief wells being drilled diagonally into the gushing well — tricky business that won’t be ready until August. M-F 7am-6pm * Now on Facebook ‘‘The probability of them hitting it on the very first shot is virtually nil,’’ said David Rensink, incoming president of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, who spent most of his 39 years in the oil industry in offshore explo- ration. ‘‘If they get it on the first three or four shots they’d be very lucky.’’ For the bid to succeed, the bore hole must precisely inter- sect the damaged well. If it misses, BP will have to back up its drill, plug the hole it just cre- ated, and try again. Biden remembers America’s war dead; Obama to give talk at Andrews AFB ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden hailed America’s fighting men and women Monday as the ‘‘spine of this nation,’’ while President Barack Obama’s Land of Lin- coln tribute in Illinois got washed out by a severe thunder- storm and high winds. The president was expected to deliver the speech Monday evening after he lands at Andrews Air Force Base out- side Washington. Biden made the more tradi- tional appearance at Arlington National Cemetery on Obama’s behalf, saying the country has ‘‘a sacred obligation’’ to make sure its servicemen and women are the best equipped and best- supported troops in the world. ‘‘As a nation, we pause to remember them,’’ Biden said. ‘‘They gave their lives fulfilling their oath to this nation and to us.’’ Obama had readied a similar message of gratitude for his 2nd Annual We have Olive Oil! 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The White House said it was trying to learn more about ‘‘this tragedy.’’ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ‘‘it should be known that we are not going to remain silent in the face of this inhumane state ter- rorism.’’ Most of the nine dead were apparently from Turkey, once a close ally of Israel. Erdogan cut short a visit to Latin America on Monday to return home because of the clash. ‘‘This assault proved once again, clearly, that the current government of Israel does not want peace in the region,’’ he told reporters in Chile . Gunmen attack hospital to free militant, kill 6 LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — ◆ Independent Living ◆ Private Apartments ◆ Three Nutritious Meals Daily ◆ 24 Hour Secure Environment ◆ House Keeping Services ◆ Warm & Friendly Staff At least two gunmen disguised in police uniforms attacked a hospital in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore late Monday, killing six people in a failed attempt to free a captured mili- tant being treated there, offi- cials said. The gunmen managed to escape but left without securing the release of the militant, who was part of a group of gunmen who attacked a minority sect in Lahore on Friday and killed 93 people, said Rana Sanaullah, the law minister of Punjab province, where Lahore is the capital. The gunmen stormed Jinnah Hospital in a hail of gunfire shortly before midnight Mon- day and briefly took several patients hostage, Sanaullah said. One of the gunmen climbed on the roof to shoot at police who surrounded the building, he said. Four of the six people killed in the attack were policemen, said the Punjab police chief, Tariq Saleem. Another seven people were wounded, he said. Lahore has experienced a string of deadly attacks in the past year by militants who have declared war on both the gov- ernment and minority groups in the country. Russian experts review results of probe on ship SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea broadened efforts Monday to convince the world and its own public that North Korea sank one of its warships, sharing evidence with Russian torpedo experts and preparing a special briefing for influential bloggers and Twitter personalities. 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Winning Moscow’s backing would be vital because Russia is a veto-holding permanent Security Council member and a traditional ally of North Korea, which denies attacking the ship. The Russian team — includ- ing torpedo and submarine experts — arrived Monday and received a briefing on the Cheo- nan probe, conducted by a multinational group of investi- gators. They were scheduled to examine the wreckage and visit the site of the alleged attack before finishing their report June 7, said a Defense Ministry official on condition of anonymity, citing department policy. Konstantin Vnukov, Russia’s ambassador to South Korea, said, ‘‘We are sending the experts to find out what exactly happened, who has to take responsibility and who did it.’’ Pakistan lifts Facebook ban LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan lifted a ban on Face- book on Monday after officials from the social networking site apologized for a page deemed offensive to Muslims and removed its contents, a top information technology official said. The move came almost two weeks after Pakistan imposed the ban amid anger over a page that encouraged users to post images of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Many Muslims regard depictions of the prophet, even favorable ones, as blasphemous. ‘‘In response to our protest, Facebook has tendered their apology and informed us that all the sacrilegious material has been removed from the URL,’’ said Najibullah Malik, secre- tary of Pakistan’s information technology ministry, referring to the technical term for a Web page. 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