Killing of Ahmed Yassin
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Killing of Ahmed Yassin
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On 22 March 2004, the Palestinian leader and one of the founders of the Islamic Radiance Movement (Hamas), Ahmed Yassin, 67, was assassinated in Gaza City. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin - who used a wheelchair due to being quadriplegic since his adolescence - was returning from performing the Fajr prayer, and his companions were also killed immediately. His assassination caused a state of anger and Palestinian factions vowed revenge, with Hamas saying that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon "opened the g
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2004 assassination of Hamas founder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ahmed_Yassin
date created:
2023-10-20T14:00:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T08:14:22Z
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