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Explosion kills Palestinian in Gaza

-Hamas' armed wing confirmed that Nimr was a group member

23.04.2018 - Update : 24.04.2018
Explosion kills Palestinian in Gaza file photo

By Nour Abu Aisha 

GAZA CITY, Palestine

A Palestinian was killed in an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the health ministry. 

Mohamed Nimr al-Magadmeh, 55, was killed in the explosion, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said in a statement. 

He said a child was also injured in the blast. 

Meanwhile, the Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, confirmed that Nimr was a group member. 

In a statement, the Brigades said Nimr was killed by a shell “fired by a suspicious party outside the national ranks”, without giving further details. 

The Hamas-run Interior Ministry has yet to issue a statement on the explosion. 

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