Posted on 01/01/2014 9:21:04 AM PST by csvset
The Palestinian ambassador to Prague, Jamal al-Jamal, was killed in an explosion at his residence on Wednesday in an incident which Czech authorities believe was likely an accident.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said ambassador Jamal was trying to open a safe that had been recently moved to his new home when the blast occurred. A Czech government source told the Reuters news agency that the explosion was probably caused by a faulty security device on the unit.
It was unclear what that was. Some safes can be fitted with mechanisms designed to destroy secret documents in the event of the lock being tampered with. The Czech source said the government did not believe it was an attack.
Czech police said the ambassador died of his injuries in hospital after the explosion on the morning of New Year’s Day in the two-storey suburban residence. No one else was injured, police said, although Jamal’s family was at home at the time.
No signs of damage to the house were visible from the street.
Police cordoned off part of the street and a half dozen police vehicles, fire trucks and two ambulances were there.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said it would send a delegation to Prague “to help with the investigation”.
> Jamal al-Jamal... was trying to open a safe that had been recently moved to his new home when the blast occurred. A Czech government source told the Reuters news agency that the explosion was probably caused by a faulty security device on the unit.
Lucky for the rest of the terrorists that he wasn’t trying to open an unsafe. Faulty Suicide Security Device ping. Thanks csvset.
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