QUES: Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas told Palestinian Satellite TV the helicopter strike was a " terrorist attack . "

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas denounced the helicopter strike as a " criminal and terrorist " Israeli attack .

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QUES: " It 's a terrible tragedy , people who were on the way home , all of a sudden , taken from us , " Bloomberg said at a dockside news conference .

" People who were on their way home , all of a sudden taken from us , " Mr. Bloomberg said of the collision .

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QUES: Chapman was not immediately arrested and is expected to appear for arraignment July 3 .

Mr. Chapman , who hasn 't been arrested , is expected to appear for arraignment next Thursday , prosecutors said .

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yes