Blast at Hamas Rally Said to Kill 4

AP ^ | Sept. 23, 2005

[Alouette]

JEBALIYA, Gaza Strip - A large explosion went off Friday at a Hamas rally where group members paraded with homemade weapons and explosives, killing four Palestinians and wounding 25, hospital officials said.

Seven of the wounded were in serious condition, they said.

Witnesses pulled body parts out of a vehicle that appeared to have been destroyed by the blast.

An unmanned Israeli aircraft flew over the militant group's rally, but the Israeli military denied involvement in the blast.

[Alouette]

Smoke rises as an explosion is set-off during a Hamas rally in Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip, September 23, 2005. REUTERS

Palestinians evacuate the dead body of a man after an explosion at a Hamas rally in Jabalya refugee camp, north of the Gaza Strip September 23, 2005. The death toll from the explosion on Friday at a militant rally in the Gaza Strip has risen to 10, medics said, including two children. It was the first deadly incident in Gaza since Israel's pullout.

[Alouette]

FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel/Russian Jewry ping list.

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[Bird Jenkins]

Is this just a happy accident or is there something more sinister going on behind the scenes?

[AdamSelene235]

Premature Jihad? I swear, baby, this has never happened to me before.

[neodad]

Smile for the Preadator!

[frogjerk]

An unmanned Israeli aircraft flew over the militant group's rally, but the Israeli military denied involvement in the blast.

This is unsubstantiated but on a related note: Does Israel have predators or something like them?

[Decepticon]

Weapons, explosives and uneducated morons don't mix well.

[COEXERJ145]

Sounds like a terrorist work accident.

[alloysteel]

Left to their own devices, Palestinians start killing each other.

Keep them surrounded with a fence. Egypt, take notice, for they are headed your way....

[Sthitch]

Since when do "Camps" have permanent buildings? I think it is time to stop allowing them to use the term "Refugee Camps" to describe the towns and settlements in the PA. Using this term is an enabler to the "Right of Return" crowd.

[Sabramerican]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1490027/posts

[cripplecreek]

POP goes the ji-had

[Our man in washington]

Getting a lot of homemade explosives together at a mass-rally?

I think we have a Muhammad Al-Darwin award winner here.

[lilylangtree]

Good!

[nuffsenuff]

Clearly, one of the morons with homemade explosives triggered their bomb by mistake.

OR they did it on purpose try and blame it on Israel.

[Sabramerican]

Better. Up to 19 now.

[AppyPappy]

I bet some idiot accidentally cooked off his belt bomb

[Mr. Keys]

So Abdul, see these 2 wires here ? Never do this...

[Itzlzha]

A "Hold my Koran and watch this!" BUMP!

[Salvey]

Sounds like a terrorist work accident.

Yes, subject to claim for Workers Compensation.

[sheik yerbouty]

"One never knows, do one?"

[SmithL]

Some people just know how to party!

[Licensed-To-Carry]

Since this was a work accident, I guess they don't get their 72 virgins.

Bummer

[kenth]

"May the Good Lord take a likin' to ya' and blow ya' up real soon!"

[steveyp]

This just doesn't happen enough.

[Mr. Keys]

Just one 72 year old virgn.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

"Why must I be surrounded by friggin idiots???"

[samadams2000]

I love and live for those stories. Eat your own. Bump.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

One would dream, that as it exploded, it started setting off all the other explosives in the crowd untill there is nothing left of that rally but a bunch of craters.

[ncountylee]

Target rich open sewer filled with vermin.

[samadams2000]

I dont like to tell people how to pray or gather and jump up and down like fanatics...but I gotta believe explosive devices should be left at the perimeter.

[forYourChildrenVote4Bush]

Exploding Pals

[Kenton]

Why does this make me feel like dancing in the streets?

[Zionist Conspirator]

Sweet justice!

More!

[America's Resolve]

Why does this make me feel like dancing in the streets?

Where's my kids? Need to give em some candy in celebration!

[America's Resolve]

I agree.

Encore, encore!!

[Sabramerican]

Good thing they are getting lots of money from Uncle Sam.

Now they can buy some stretchers.

On the other hand, they are less a few bombs.

I wonder which they will choose.

[KarlInOhio]

Now they can buy some stretchers.

The Red Crescent ambulances are to be used by terrorist bombers before they set off the explosives. After the explosion survivors have to walk home.

[Kenton]

I tried ululating, but I just hurt my vocal cords. White men can't ululate!

[RATkiller]

If we know about these gatherings beforehand:

Don't we have aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean ?
Can't we paint over their insignias and numbers ?
Don't we have cluster, napalm and incendiary bombs ?

[SJackson]

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Someone in the the palestinian interior ministry will lose his job over this statement. Israel did it!

The Palestinian interior ministry said first indications suggested the blast was caused by Hamas explosives packed into the car, although it was unclear why they suddenly detonated. The Israeli military said the army had absolutely no information about the incident.

[N3WBI3]

Ok let me get this straight they were walking around with homemade weapons and *explosives* and Israel had to deny they had anything to do with it? that pretty much sums up the corner the world has put Israel into..

[bert]

FUBAR gathering

[America's Resolve]

ROFL!

I agree. ULULATE? I can't even yodel!

God, I love the smell of Hamas parades in the morning!

[george wythe]

Palestinian militants and supporters of Hamas rush to the scene as bodies lay in the street after an explosion during a demonstration by the group in the Jebaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Sept. 23, 2005. A large explosion went off at a Hamas rally in this refugee camp Friday, killing at least four Palestinians and wounding 56, hospital officials said. Witnesses pulled body parts out of a vehicle that appeared to have been destroyed by the blast, which Palestinian officials said was caused by an explosive device in the vehicle. Israel army officials denied involvement in the incident.

[Slings and Arrows]

"As it is written in the Holy Qu'ran,
Green wire and red wire must never shake hands!"

[Not mine, but appropriate.]

[Slings and Arrows]

"OK folks, we're all out of Original Recipe. Who wants Extra-Crispy?"

[dervish]

Excellent point.

Compare their refugee accomodations with ones in Sudan.

[Sabramerican]

Like night follows day:

But in a press conference several hours after the incident, Hamas officials claimed that the rockets displayed during the rally were dummies that did not contain explosives. They also slammed the Palestinian Authority for blaming Hamas for the blasts. The speakers at the press conference included Nizar Rian and Ahmed Randur, the leader of the Hamas militant wing in the Gaza Strip who organized the rally and who had been reported injured in the blasts. They said that while Hamas would continue to honor an eight-month ceasefire it had agreed to in February by request of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, it would still respond to Israeli attacks against Palestinians. They went on to present an electronic component which they claimed was found on the body of one of the dead. The chip, they claimed, strengthened their claim that Israeli missiles targeted the vehicle. Sources in Hamas claimed that an Israeli drone flying over the area fired several missiles at the rally. Randur and Rian vowed Hamas "will find the right reaction at the right time." Israel Defense Forces officials denied involvement in the incident, which took place only hours after Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza Strip fired several Qassam rockets at Israel, causing no injuries or damage.

[Nam Vet]

Muhammad Al-Darwin

That, my FRiend, is a jewel! LOL

Nam Vet