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Explosions hit two police checkpoints in Gaza, two dead
 [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Explosions hit two police checkpoints in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing two officers and wounding several other Palestinians, the Hamas-run interior ministry said, declaring a state of emergency after the blasts.A spokesman for the Israeli military said he knew of no involvement by Israel in the back-to-back incidents in Gaza city at a time of simmering cross-border confrontations with Hamas, the Palestinian enclave’s ruling militant group. The first blast destroyed a motorcycle as it passed a police checkpoint with two riders aboard, witnesses said. Two policemen were killed and a third Palestinian wounded. It was not immediately clear if the riders were among the casualties. The second explosion, less than an hour later, wounded several people at a police checkpoint elsewhere in the city, the interior ministry said. The ministry declared a state of emergency throughout Gaza, putting security forces on alert. Related: Gaza Strip: 2019-08-26 Three rockets fired from Gaza into Israel Gaza Strip: 2019-08-25 Qatar increases number of Gaza beneficiaries of aid Gaza Strip: 2019-08-24 Friday night riots: Seventy Gazans injured in protests, 8,000 protest along border Related: Hamas-run interior ministry: 2019-07-10 Hamas holds major snap military drill in Gaza Hamas-run interior ministry: 2019-03-16 Like ‘Monty Python’: TV details how Hamas ‘accidentally’ fired at Tel Aviv Hamas-run interior ministry: 2019-01-22 Hamas claims to foil Israeli attempt to spy on one of its Gaza leaders Related: Israeli military: 2019-08-26 Revolutionary Guards commander denies Iranian targets hit in Syria air strikes Israeli military: 2019-08-25 Drone Falls, Another Explodes over Dahiyeh Israeli military: 2019-08-24 Bomb Kills Israeli Teenager Near Settlement Posted by: Fred 2019-08-28 |
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