to be dead so that she could run away and ray the alarm. raise the alarm. she s currently in hospital. we understand her condition is stable. she s a british citizen who has been living here in israel. now according to israeli police, the deceased woman has been named as christine logan, an american. the british woman named is kaye susan wilson. now israeli media say that the attackers were arab and that the police have not ruled out the possible that this was a terrorist attack. the police basically do not know the motivation behind this attack at this point, and no word on whether anyone has been arrested. paula hancocks, cnn, jerusalem. all right. still ahead here on cnn, a massive pipeline explosion in mexico. dozens of people are dead. dozens more injured. and more than 30 homes destroyed. what caused that blast? plus, a winter storm is really slamming the west coast right now. some mountain areas could get up to ten feet of snow. others are battling ice and severe floods.
about their i.d. reporter: but no arrests so far, and police won t say a word about the progress. no organization has claimed responsible for the murder which suggests that the attack was unplanned. they say two men saw an ton and took it. a bad start for the christmas holidays in israel. and a deadly pipeline explosion in mexico tops our stori stories on news nation today. thieves trying to steal oil. 28 people killed. 13 of them children. another 52 people were hurt. the president says the government will stop at nothing to bring whomever is responsible to justice. and pope den dikt said they must reflect on the church s role. during his end of year speech, benedict also said the revelations of abuse in 2010 reached an unimaginable dpengs. and tensions ran high on the
been living here in israel. now, according to israeli police, the deceased woman has been named as christine logan, an american, and the british woman named as key susan wilson. now, israeli media say that the attackers were arab and that the police have not yet ruled out the possibility that this was a terrorist attack, but the police basically do not know the motivation behind this attack at this point, and no word on whether anyone has been arrested. paula hancocks, cnn, jerusalem. all right, paula. still ahead here on cnn. a massive pipeline explosion in mexico. dozens of people are dead. dozens more injured, and more than 30 homes destroyed. what caused that blast? plus, a winter storm is really slamming the west coast right now. some mountain areas could get up to ten feet of snow, while others are battling ice and severe floods. express yourself
the stormy pattern is going to continue. if you want to get christmas spirit and get in some skiing, good news. but it will be rough getting to california in the next few days. 22 people reportedly killed in a pipeline explosion near mexico city. the pipeline is operated by a mexico state owned oil company and the explosion happened as they were trying to either steal gas or oil we understand in the area. a pipeline explosion, 22 dead at least in mexico city. we will keep ju updated on that as we get more information. taliban insurgents disguised in army uniforms attacked a military recruiting center in northern afghanistan today, starting a fire fight that lasted five hours. in the end, three afghani soldiers and two police officers killed. 20 other recruits also wounded in the attack. vice president joe biden is make nothing apologies for helping the administration cut
briefed on the threat. brian ross, abc news, new york. classes resume today at the university of texas in austin after gunfire erupted on a sprawling campus. police had the school locked down when a student wearing a ski mask opened fire with an assault rifle. the shooter was identified as 19-year-old colton tooley. after opening fire he headed into a library where he turned the gun on himself. no other students were injured. a sky west airlines commuter jet was forced to make an emergency landing at milwaukee s airport after the landing gear got stuck. the incident was captured on a passenger s cell phone. 39 people were on board. luckily, no one was injured. last weekend a commuter jet made by the very same company also made an emergency landing here in new york after experiencing a similar problem. the head of california natural gas utility is proposing new restrictions on pipelines. that is after a pipeline explosion a few weeks ago in san bruno, california. eight people were