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Sat 11 Nov 2002Hebron attack kills 12 Israelis, hurts 15MIDDLE EAST: At least 12 Israelis were killed and 15 injured yesterday when Palestinian gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at a group of Jewish settlers on their way to Sabbath evening prayers in a shrine in the divided West Bank city of Hebron.Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility for the attack.