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Hamas Clains Key Commander Assassinated by Israel

   VOA News 29 January 2010

   The  Palestinian militant group Hamas says Israel has assassinated one
   of
   its senior commanders.
   The  group  says  Mahmoud  al-Mabhouh  was  killed  in the United Arab
   Emirates
   city state of Dubai on January 20.
   Hamas did not give any details of the man's death and Israel has not
   commented.
   Hamas  said  Mabhouh was a founding member of its military wing, which
   has
   been responsible for hundreds of attacks and suicide bombings against
   Israel.
   The group said Mabhouh was behind the kidnappings of two Israeli
   soldiers  in  1989  and  was   involved  in many other attacks against
   Israeli
   targets.
   Mabhouh was born in the Gaza Strip.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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