RAMALLAH, WEST BANK, APRIL 17 (SPA) - PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS CONDEMNED A SUSPECTED SUICIDE BOMBING IN TEL AVIV ON MONDAY. IN A STATEMENT ISSUED BY HIS OFFICE, ABBAS SAID THE BOMBING RAN COUNTER TO PALESTINIAN INTERESTS AND URGED THE QUARTET OF MAJOR MEDIATING POWERS TO INTERVENE "TO STOP THE GRAVE DETERIORATION THAT THE REGION IS WITNESSING NOW." HAMAS OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN SAMI ABU ZUHRI CALLED THE ATTACK "A NATURAL RESULT OF THE CONTINUED ISRAELI CRIMES AGAINST OUR PEOPLE." "THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION BEARS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTINUATION OF ITS AGGRESSION. OUR PEOPLE ARE IN A STATE OF SELF-DEFENCE AND THEY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO USE ALL MEANS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES," HE WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY REUTERS. --SPA 1500 Local Time 1200 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/354208