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| Middle East |
| Hamas member killed in Gaza |
| 2003-05-08 |
| Rockets fired from an Israeli helicopter have struck a car in Gaza City, killing a member of the armed wing of Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian sources named the dead man as Iyad al-Bayk who was reportedly responsible for securing and hiding militants. "One [rocket] hit the car from the front and the other from behind," witness Imad Mouhmmed told AP news agency. "There were pieces of human flesh flying into the air." Hellfire sandwich The incident comes two days before US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to arrive in the region to promote a new peace plan. Smoke billowed from the scene of the attack in which three rockets were fired, Palestinians sources say. AFP news agency said an Apache helicopter had swooped on the car in Gaza City's northern Rimal district. Responding to the attack, Hamas spokesman Abdul Aziz Rantisi warned there would be "severe reprisals". "Dire revenge" statement being SOP. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Rantisi ranting. As if the most recent suicide bombing wasn't a good enough reason for Israel to counterstrike the terror infrastructure. Of course, according to them, Israel and the United States aren't supposed to have reasons... |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-05-08 11:14:56 |
| #3 Hamas has a human resources department? Must be fascinating work. I'd love to see the benefits package. No more dog and pony shows for this guy anymore. At least he didn't suffer the indignity of blowing himself up. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-08 11:02:22 |
| #2 probably not, but the quality of the applicants diminishes with every work accident and targetted removal of the a**holes |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-05-08 09:23:33 |
| #1 I wonder if they're having any trouble getting people to volunteer for leadership roles in Hamas? It's seems to be a fatal condition. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2003-05-08 08:02:31 |