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Islamic Jihad commander, 5 others killed in mysterious Gaza blast
 | Yeah yeah, we ran it yesterday, but we mods enjoy this one ... |
A powerful blast went off in the house of a senior Islamic Jihad terrorist in the Gaza Strip Friday, killing him him, his wife, a daughter and three neighbors.
"Honey, have you seen my bomb?"
"There were Zionists skulking around, dear. I hid it in the oven!"
"Mom! How long do cookies have to bake?" |
Witnesses said the three-story home of Ayman Atallah Fayed was flattened by the blast, and that six nearby homes were badly damaged. At least 40 people were hurt, including nine who were in critical condition. The blast happened Friday evening in Fayed's house in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. | Something's a little...off...with the detonators and suchlike lately. Dontcha think? |
Islamic Jihad claimed Israeli warplanes hit the house in an air strike, and added that the group would carry out reprisal attacks against Israel. But Hamas said the cause of the blast was not clear, and the IDF, which regularly takes responsibility for attacks on Gaza terrorists, denied any involvement. | "We didn't dunnit, but we're glad anyway!" |
Witnesses reported seeing fragments of what looked like locally-produced rockets at the scene, suggesting the house may have been used to store arms.
"Honey, don't you think we should store the rockets at the mosque?"
"Hush, woman, I know perfectly well what I'm doi ..." |
Health Ministry official Moawiya Hassanain said six people were killed, among them a woman. He said 40 people were wounded, including nine who were in critical condition, and that more casualties were being evacuated from the scene.
Posted by: Fred 2008-02-16 |
