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Authorities say Palestinian lecturer shot dead in Malaysia
 [NYPost] Two unidentified men shot and killed a 35-year-old Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities said.The Islamist group Hamas, which exercises de facto control over Gaza, said one of its members was "assassinated" in Malaysia but stopped short of accusing Israel's secret service for carrying out the killing. "Could have been anybody. He was Paleo - not well liked" The two men on a motorcycle fired ten shots at the victim, killing him on the spot, Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said in statement. "Preliminary investigations found four gunshot wounds on the victim's body. Two bullet slugs were found at the scene of the incident," Mazlan said. Palestine’s ambassador to Malaysia Anwar Al Agha later identified the victim as Palestinian Fadi al-Batsh, an engineering lecturer, but declined to say if he was a member of Hamas. Witnesses at the scene had told him that the two suspects had "European features", the ambassador told Al-Rooters. that's raaaaaycis! When contacted by Reuters, Mazlan declined to comment on reports that al-Batsh was a member of Hamas or had been targeted by hitmen. "It's too early to say, we are still investigating all aspects." A Hamas statement said al-Batsh was "assassinated at treacherous hands on Saturday…as he walked for the dawn prayers." Officials in Israel declined to comment. "We can say no more" Posted by: Frank G 2018-04-21 |
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