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Thursday, January 19, 2017
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Thursday, January 19, 2017
Blast targets home of Abbas ally in Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleTwo explosions hit the Gaza Strip, police say, including one targeting the home of an official from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party. There are no casualties.
Police and eyewitnesses say the first blast struck at around midnight in eastern Gaza City outside the home of Nayef Khuweter, a Fatah official in the territory.
Fatah condemns the attack, saying it would “disrupt” attempts at reconciliation with terror group Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.
In a separate incident, a car exploded in Nuseirat refugee camp of central Gaza.
The Hamas-led police say they are investigating both blasts, for which there are no immediate claims of responsibility.
— Agencies
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