Syria-based group behind Tel Aviv bombing - Rice

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited what she called "firm evidence" today that the Islamic Jihad militant group helped…

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice cited what she called "firm evidence" today that the Islamic Jihad militant group helped plan last week's Tel Aviv suicide bombing from Syria.

"There is firm evidence that Palestinian Islamic Jihad, sitting in Damascus, not only knew about the attacks, but was involved in the planning," Ms Rice told ABC News in an interview according to an excerpt provided by the US television network.

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