Date:06/07/2002 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2002/07/06/stories/2002070605080102.htm

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Gunman an Egyptian

LOS ANGELES July 5 . U.S. authorities today identified the man who opened fire and killed two persons at the ticket counter of Israel's El Al Airlines at the Los Angeles International Airport as an Egyptian. The attack sowed panic and confusion as Americans marked the first Independence Day anniversary since the September 11 attacks.

— Reuters