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| Islamic Jihad says responsible for killing 6 Israeli soldiers in Gaza |
| | www.chinaview.cn 2004-05-11 14:57:57 |
GAZA, May 11 (Xinhuanet) -- Saraya Al Quds, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad movement, claimed Tuesday responsibility for blowing up a heavy roadside bomb under an Israeli armored personnel carrier in southern Gaza City, killing six Israeli soldiers.
The group said in a leaflet that its militants planted the 50 kg roadside bomb and blew it up as soon as the vehicle that was carrying six soldiers drove on the bomb near Al-Rahman Mosque in the neighborhood of Zaytoon in the city.
It said pieces of the armored vehicle were seen flying in the air following the explosion, adding that the attack "is to revenge the Israeli army incursion into Zaytoon."
Palestinian eyewitnesses said they saw the bodies of the six soldiers lay on the ground, where other soldiers immediately called for ambulances and more reinforcements.
They said during the evacuation of the soldiers' bodies, an Israeli Apache helicopter fired a rocket at the crowds of residents, adding that five residents were arrested by the soldiers
and were used as human shields to enable the soldiers to evacuate the bodies.
Palestinian medical sources said at least four Palestinians were killed, including a ten-year-old boy. About 30 others were injured, five of them in critical condition. Enditem |
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