Blair postpones Gaza trip, cites threats
July 16, 2008 00:00:00
BEIT LAHIYA, Jul 15 (AP): Mideast envoy Tony Blair Tuesday called off what would have been the first visit of a top Western diplomat to Hamas-ruled Gaza, citing a "specific security threat."
The former British prime minister's visit Tuesday was to have included a tour of a Gaza wastewater project and meetings with traders and U.N. officials, but not with leaders of Hamas, the Islamic militant group that seized Gaza by force more than a year ago.
