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Hamas-ruled Gaza hit by twin bomb blasts
Bomb blasts rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian in one of the biggest flare-ups in internal violence since Islamists seized the enclave a year ago.
- Agencies
- Published: 18:11 July 25, 2008
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Gaza: Bomb blasts rocked a cafe and a Hamas politician's home in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least one Palestinian in one of the biggest flare-ups in internal violence since Islamists seized the enclave a year ago.
The first bomb went off outside a popular cafe in the centre of Gaza City, killing a passer-by whose identity was not immediately known, according to Hamas security forces.
Hamas blamed unidentified "gunmen" for the bombings, suggesting the involvement of a Palestinian faction.
An Israeli army spokesman said he was not aware of any Israeli activity.
Gaza has been calm since an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold last month.
But the truce has stoked some tensions between Palestinian factions as Hamas has sought to prevent other groups from firing cross-border rockets at Israel.
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