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Israeli couple wed in bomb bunker
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published July 21, 2006
KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel - The guest list was slashed and the venue hastily changed, but Shlomi Boskila and Maya Lugasi got married anyway, defying the threat of rocket attacks Thursday with a wedding in an underground bomb shelter. Nine days of attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas have forced many in northern Israel to spend their days in reinforced bunkers. "This shows Hezbollah and (its leader Hassan) Nasrallah that not even 20,000 missiles can destroy the happiness of the bride and groom," said Boskila, the 29-year-old new husband. Almost 75 people, at least half reporters, packed the 15-square-yard shelter. Most guests stood. "For 25 years I have married people, but this is the first time in a shelter," said Rabbi Nissim Malka. When Boskila broke a glass, part of a Jewish tradition that signals the ceremony is over, the crowd broke into dance. "At the beginning (of the wedding) it was strange, but now that we're married it doesn't mean anything," said Lugasi, 22. Lugasi, in a long dress, and Boskila, in jeans and a white shirt, served chicken, salad, wine and beer, using plasticware.
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