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Blast kills Hamas militant in Gaza house

Other News Materials 31 May 2008 13:38 (UTC +04:00)

A Hamas militant was killed and 16 wounded early Saturday when an explosion rocked a house in the middle of Gaza city, medical sources and witnesses said.

Residents said the victim, Nader Abu Sha'ban, was a Hamas activist and that the blast occurred in his house, reported dpa. A spokesman for Hamas movement refused to comment on the incident.

Health ministry emergency official Mu'awia Hassanein said two of the injured were in critical condition. The blast damaged the three- story house owned by Abu Sha'ban family in al-Daraj neighbourhood.

Explosions inside Palestinian houses have occasionally been caused by weapons made and stored in houses of members of armed Palestinian groups.

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