Israeli PM promises "broad" offensive against Palestinian militants

Ariel Sharon on Thursday promised a broad offensive against Palestinian militants following a suicide bombing that killed five Israelis.

Sharon made the comments at the start of a meeting with Russia's visiting foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov.

"Unfortunately the Palestinian Authority has not taken any serious action to battle terrorism," Sharon said. "We will not accept under any circumstances a continuation of terrorism. Therefore our activities will be broad and nonstop until they halt terrorism," reports the AP.

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