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Transcript for What ABC News Footage Shows of 9/11 Celebrations
Chairman Arafat. Expressing his condolences but other Palestinians. Who believe the United States is responsible for what Israel is due to the Palestinians are released complicit and attorneys plan Israelis arms will be happy to see. This attack on the United States today to take a look at the scene from Jerusalem not too long ago in which. There is some celebration. With a powerful. United States. It has been hand has been seen to be vulnerable has been hurt as well as in the broadest. Sense of the word. Yasir Arafat offered the condolences from the Palestinian people to America. The sympathy chaired by more militant Palestinians in Jerusalem. Are these Muslims celebrating in Levin. It just in the Middle East. Politically isn't passed people. Not to celebrate this attack on the United States its interest thing today even in. Nations which have historically had along trendy association the United States including Egypt. There has been a tendency among some people. Who have been more profoundly politicized. In the last several years to. To acknowledge this attack on the United States with pleasure. In Cairo. It's reported tonight that some students taxi drivers and shop owner exactly crowded around television sets watching. What was happening here and saying in Eric Small group but group which actually means congratulations. On the reports that van was a truck was adopted a New Jersey with explosives. Further information on that. That's being investigated by the FBI it was stopped after people reported seeing. Three men celebrating in liberty park opposite the world trade center on the New Jersey side of the river. Celebrating with joy after the explosion. Somebody recorded the license plate number police stopped the van. And actually held the van for fear that there were explosives in it. Police dogs have gone over the van there are no explosives the FBI terrorist task force is trying to identify the three men and find out what the story behind their actions war. So I'm we can knock that down it's certainly suspicious but apparently it's posing no danger right now. The other thing. I must say that anybody anybody seen celebrating this attack on American so they be lynched it seems almost two million. And whoever it would certainly seem that was the reason people notified the authorities. Because behaviors at least bizarre suspicious. And when the pictures come in showing Arabs in the Middle East celebrating our sorrow. Some Americans jump to conclusions and begin to make threats against fellow Americans. We have with us now has majesty king Abdullah the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. We did watch in this country those scenes of celebration. By Palestinians. In various places in the Middle East. How are Americans to react except with horror and anger. Well ma'am I believe that. We were equally horrified by what we saw are on the television in the past several hours but. Again tonight I'd sincerely believe that those that were demonstrating all celebrating. I have very very select few individuals that I really no reflection on the Palestinian people and the rest of the Arab world.
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