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| Al Aqsa Brigades vow revenge for slain Fatah militiaman |
| 2002-10-13 |
| The Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades accused Israel of killing Mohammed Abayat, 25, who relatives said was a Fatah militiaman. He will be missed... Actually, he wasn't missed, was he? The organization announced Sunday evening it would avenge Abayat's killing. Why, they've never done that before, have they? The IDF did not confirm or deny that it killed Abayat, but IDF officials voiced "satisfaction" over his killing, claiming he had been implicated in many terrorist attacks. "Yes, we think we're all much better off without him... whoever dunnit." Abayat was killed Sunday evening when a public telephone exploded in his hand, the IDF and witnesses said. Abayat was speaking on a telephone about 30 meters from Beit Jala Hospital near the West Bank city of Bethlehem when it exploded, killing him instantly, according to doctors. Bet that was a very brief, very intense headache... In Beit Jala, Abayat's brother Moussa said the two had brought their mother to the hospital and 28-year-old Mohammed went outside to use the telephone. He "started to speak on it and it suddenly blew up. Parts of his body were everywhere." Just think of it as an assisted martyrdom operation. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |