Syria blast Kills Hamas Militant

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Syria blast kills Hamas militant

Syrian officials said the vehicle was booby-trapped
A car bomb in the Syrian capital, Damascus, has killed a senior member of Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Izz El-Deen Sheikh Khalil died after his booby-trapped car was completely destroyed in an explosion.

Hamas has accused the Israelis of being responsible for the killing and threatened to retaliate.

Syria also blamed Israel for the killing, which an official described as "a terrorist act" in comments reported by the state-run Sana news agency.

The assassination was intended "to shake security and stability in the region," the official said.

The Israelis had vowed to hit Hamas leaders "wherever they are" after suicide bomb attacks in August in Beersheba left 16 people dead.

Twisted wreckage

"We blame Mossad (the Israeli intelligence service) for putting a bomb in his car," Mushir al-Masri, a spokesman for Hamas told the AFP news agency in Gaza City.
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Terrorism in Syria. Great timing, don't you think?

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