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Al-Qaeda vows Dire Revenge over the death of Yassin
An Islamist Web site has published a statement purporting to come from an al Qaeda-linked group vowing revenge on the United States and its allies over Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. "We tell Palestinians that Sheikh Yassin's blood was not spilt in vain and call on all legions of Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades to avenge him by attacking the tyrant of the age, America, and its allies," said the statement by Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades carried by the Al Ansar forum Web site on Monday.It was also published by another Islamist Web site called Islammemo, which said the letter was received by email and sent to several Arab media outlets. "We tell fighters in Palestine, especially Hamas and Jihad, that your real enemy is the tyrant of the age, America, because Sheikh Yassin was killed by American money, weapons and political and media support," the statement said. "Let us unite to strike this Jewish-crusader snake, this despotic enemy...the Jews can be found in every inch of the world and they are the ones who support the Jews of the Zionist entity in Palestine through money and in the media," it said. The purported Qaeda statement urged Palestinians not to follow Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who it said was trying to "sell Palestine" in exchange for peace. Posted by: Dan Darling 2004-03-23 |
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