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One killed in explosion at Hamas camp in Gaza
30 Mar 2007 18:59:31 GMT
Source: Reuters
•  Israeli-Palestinian conflict

(Updates with killing of Muslim cleric)

GAZA, March 30 (Reuters) - Explosives detonated accidentally at a training camp used by Hamas's armed wing in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, killing one person and wounding at least 10 others, local residents said.

A Hamas source in the area told Reuters that the blast was the result of a "work accident" in which an explosive device went off accidentally during training at a facility in the village of al-Qarara near the impoverished town of Khan Younis.

The source identified the dead man as 21-year-old Kamel Musa, a Hamas militant.

An Israeli army spokeswoman confirmed that the Israeli military was not involved.

Later, a Muslim cleric was shot and killed by unknown gunmen as he was leaving a mosque at the end of prayers in Gaza City, local residents and medical staff said.

The 35-year-old cleric was not known to have any political affiliation and the motive for his killing was unclear.


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