The representative of the Palestinian resistance movement in Tehran has revealed new details about the July 31 martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital.
Speaking to The New Arab daily, Khaled Qaddoumi rejected the narration reported by The New York Times that the detonation of a bomb caused the incident, IRNA cited on Saturday. Giving the details, Qaddoumi said the building shook at 01:37 am (1007 GMT), as he left the room immediately and saw thick smoke; then he found that Abu al-Abd (Haniyeh) had been martyred. It was determined from the scenes that the attack had been carried out by an aerial projectile or missile,” he said while expressing reluctance to provide further details.
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Source: IRNA News
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