BROTHERS DIE IN HAIL OF BULLETS ON WAY TO SCHOOL.THREE young sons of a senior Palestinian official were killed by gunmen as they were being driven to school in Gaza yesterday. The intended target was thought to be their dad Colonel Baha Balousheh, a leading Fatah member close to Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: محمود عباس) (born March 26, 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen . But he wasn't in the blacked-out car as masked A state of being disabled or cut off. attackers hit it with at least 60 bullets. He said: "I have no words. Words stop at the extent of this crime. I am a father who has lost his children.'' A 25-year-old man, a passer-by, also died. Later, 2000 people joined a funeral procession as the bodies of Ossama, eight, Ahmad, seven, and Salama, six, were carried aloft. Fatah officials blamed Islamic militants Hamas for the attack and it was feared it could reignite Verb 1. reignite - ignite anew, as of something burning; "The strong winds reignited the cooling embers" ignite, light - cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"; "Light a cigarette" fighting between the two groups. However, Hamas denied involvement. CAPTION(S): GRIEF: The bodies of the three brothers are held aloft at their funeral yesterday. Their dad, inset is consoled |
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