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Israeli troops kill Gaza gunman
 A Gaza militant was killed by Israeli gunfire at the border fence east of Gaza City, Palestinian medics said. Military sources in Israel confirmed that a Palestinian gunman was killed.Palestinian medics identified the gunman as Mohammed Saleem, 24. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, which is linked to the Fatah movement of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, said it was involved in the fighting and that one of its militants was missing. An Israeli military spokesman said troops had spotted a gunman trying to place an explosive device along the fence between the Palestinian enclave and Israel. "The gunman threw a hand grenade," an army spokesman said, adding that the troops subsequently opened fire and "identified hitting him." The incident is the second of its kind in a week. On Tuesday, the army said it killed four militants in a gunbattle in central Gaza, though the radical Islamic Jihad group said only two of its fighters were killed. Posted by: ryuge 2010-04-16 |
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