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The two controlled explosions ended the four-day siege and left mounds of smouldering rubble where the four-storey building had stood on a hilltop overlooking Hebron. Israeli soldiers moved through the debris looking for bodies, but as of Saturday afternoon, had found only weapons and ammunition, the army said. About a dozen soldiers on foot walked through the rubble and guarded the site, while a pair of bulldozers tore down the few remaining walls that survived the explosions. More than 100 Palestinians came out of the building on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first two days of the siege. Many were police officers. The army said it arrested about 20 wanted men, and let the rest go. No Palestinians emerged after Wednesday, but Israel insisted that about 15 wanted militants were still inside until the end. A top Palestinian securit+ he believed all the Palestinians had left the compound before it was blown up. The first blast, set off late on Friday night, sent sparks into the sky and brought down about a quarter of the building, witnesses said. The army said it rigged the part of the headquarters where it believed the wanted men were still hiding. The second explosion, at around 3 a.m. (local time) on Saturday, was even more powerful and brought down virtually all that was left of the building. The Hebron compound, used in the past as a base for British, Jordanian and Israeli forces, had housed offices of the Palestinian Authority's local Governor and security forces. Its location on a hilltop with the city spreading out all around it made its absence all the more stark. . — AP
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