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| Police kill Hamas fugitive in Kalkilya |
| 2005-01-26 |
| JPost - Reg Req'd - posting it all - Apparently some snuffies aren't exempt... Israel Police special forces operating Wednesday in the West Bank city of Kalkilya killed Hamas fugitive Maher Abu-Sneineh and wounded two of his assistants. During the operation, security forces spotted Abu-Sneineh together with two others riding in a car in the center of the city. The troops identified Abu-Sneineh and one of the passengers as Fatah Tanzim fugitive Mohammed Hamis Yusef Amar. The forces chased the car in order to arrest them. When the car slowed down the fugitives ignored calls to surrender and attempted to flee. The officers then opened fire killing Abu-Sneineh and wounding Amar. A third passenger who was in the car with them, identified as Mohammed al Basha, was also wounded. nice shooting Avner! The two, who sustained serious wounds, were taken to hospital in Israel. According to the army, Abu-Sneineh, in the past, planned to launch a suicide bomb attack in Israel but after his Hamas commander was killed, he took over the role and was involved in recruiting others to launch attacks. In response to the incident, masked Palestinians in Gaza who said they represented the Al Aqsa Brigades threatened to renew attacks if Israel did not stop such operations within 24 hours. |
| Posted by:Frank G |