November 04, 2010

Al Qaeda Leader Killed in Gaza


Palestinians stand around a car that exploded in Gaza City November 3, 2010. The car exploded outside a police headquarters in the city of Gaza on Wednesday, killing one Palestinian, Hamas officials and witnesses said. The Hamas Interior Ministry said the explosion was caused by an Israeli air strike but Israel Radio said it may have been the result of the premature detonation of a car bomb. (Getty Images / REUTERS/Suhaib Salem )

November 03, 2010 (KATAKAMI / IsraelNationalNews.com) --- A senior Al Qaeda leader was killed Wednesday in Gaza. A car bomb killed the terrorist and seriously injured his partner in an explosion outside the main police headquarters in Gaza City.

Local Arabs said the man killed was a senior field commander in the "Army of Islam," associated with Al Qaeda. Hamas claimed that the car was bombed in an Israeli air attack.


(MS)