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Thursday, 20 March 2008, 19:54 GMT

'Accidental blast' at Hamas camp

Gaza map An accidental explosion was to blame for the deaths of two Palestinian militants at a training facility in Gaza City, Hamas officials have said.

Hamas had initially blamed an Israeli air strike for the blast.

Palestinian medics said the two had mishandled explosives. Hamas said they died performing their jihadi duty.

Separately, Palestinian officials say Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian civilian in the central part of the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army said it was looking into the report. Hassan Abed, a 60-year-old farmer, was shot near the border fence between Gaza and Israel, the officials said.



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