ROANOKE TIMES  
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Saturday, March 8, 1997                TAG: 9703100083
SECTION: NATL/INTL                PAGE: A-2  EDITION: METRO  
                                             TYPE: CORRECTION 

FOR THE RECORD

Joseph Abed, 59, of Roanoke, and his brother, Abed Jamil Abdeljali, accused of leading an "organized crime enterprise" involved in murder, arson, drug sales and other crimes, were born in the West Bank before Isarael was created in 1948.

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