At least one person was killed in an explosion reported at the Rafah home of a senior terrorist in the Gaza Strip Saturday evening, Palestinian officials said.
Adham Abu Salima, a Gaza Health Ministry official, said the house belonged to Popular Resistance Committees Secretary-General Zuheir Qeisi.
Five or six Palestinians were wounded in the mysterious explosion, sources in Gaza said.
Eyewitnesses said the huge Rafah blast could be heard far away and that the house was completely burned down. The initial explosion was reportedly followed by several smaller blasts.
The IDF said it was unfamiliar with the incident. Witnesses said there was no sign of Israeli military activity in the area.
The PRC later released a statement saying that Qeisi was not killed in the blast. The group said the explosion was caused by a malfunction and was not a result of an Israeli strike.
(Source: Ynet)
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“The group said the explosion was caused by a malfunction…”
Funny. Like my Shabak buddy told me, “if you want to know who’s a terrorist in gaza, just look for missing fingers.”
malfunction of what? was he trying to assemble a bomb in his compound? does he have a missile factory in his basement? let them be more specific..