71. However, she defended her absence Thursday saying she had a week-old commitment to visit a wholesale fruit and vegetable market in Melbourne. 72. A bid crowd of curious Palestinians thronged the vegetable market that butts up against the enclave, quietly watching the impressive Israeli security deployment. 73. At the little fruit and vegetable market around the corner from the Trevi Fountain, the normally brisk and cheerful stall owners were troubled. 74. The worst fatalities were outside a downtown fruit and vegetable market. 75. The vegetable market has been especially hard hit, its prices plunging after Israel banned the import of foodstuffs from the Strip since Tuesday. 76. Trade in milk products has been banned across Kosovo and cattle and vegetable markets. 77. Witnesses said soldiers charged the crowd and then tried to clear the vegetable market, coming under a hail of potatoes, oranges and lemons. 78. It was also near a popular vegetable market and could have caused a large number of casualties, police said. 79. Just off the main street, a well-attended vegetable market is selling carrots and lettuce but not much else. 80. Life in central Kabul was normal however with the streets packed with people and fruit and vegetable markets full of produce. |