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Islamic Jihad commander, 2 aides in Jenin deaders: Dire Revenge Threatened
Border Guard officers operating in the West Bank city of Jenin Wednesday killed Islamic Jihad commander Ashraf Saadi and two of his aides, Mahmoud Abu Nasa and Daud Jabli. Security officials said the head of the Islamic Jihad in the city opened fire at the officers, hitting one in the shoulder and lightly wounding him. The officers returned fire, killing the three men. Palestinian reports said the men were sitting in a car when a black vehicle passed and lethal gunshots were fired. They claimed that one of those killed in the incident was a civilian who was driving the Islamic Jihad members. According to security officials, the men were members of an Islamic Jihad cell that tried to carry out a suicide bombing attack in central Israel last week. The attack was thwarted when Israeli security forces caught a would-be bomber in a Bat Yam apartment. A senior official from the Islamic Jihad's military wing, al-Quds Brigades, told Ynet that his organization would avenge the killing very soon and that "the response will be hard and painful." He said his organization had proven its abilities in the past and that the Israelis would witness them again in the coming days. Hundreds of Palestinians met near the hospital in Jenin and Saadi's home and fired shots in the air calling for quick revenge. Posted by: phil_b 2007-02-28 |
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