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Blast kills Palestinian diplomat in Prague Blast kills Palestinian diplomat in Prague
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A Palestinian diplomat has been killed by an explosion at his home in the Czech capital Prague.A Palestinian diplomat has been killed by an explosion at his home in the Czech capital Prague.
Jamal al-Jamal, the head of the Palestinian mission, had been taken to hospital after the explosion but died of his injuries some four hours later.Jamal al-Jamal, the head of the Palestinian mission, had been taken to hospital after the explosion but died of his injuries some four hours later.
Palestinian officials said the blast happened when Mr Jamal was moving a case. Czech police say there is no evidence that it was a planned attack. Palestinian officials said the blast happened when Mr Jamal was moving a safe. Czech police say there is no evidence that it was a planned attack.
A 52-year-old woman was also taken to hospital suffering from shock.A 52-year-old woman was also taken to hospital suffering from shock.
The explosion happened at a two-storey property in the city's Suchdol district.The explosion happened at a two-storey property in the city's Suchdol district.
Palestinian mission spokesman Nabil El-Fahel told Czech public radio Mr Jamal had been in the flat with his family at the time of the explosion.Palestinian mission spokesman Nabil El-Fahel told Czech public radio Mr Jamal had been in the flat with his family at the time of the explosion.
Speaking from Ramallah in the West Bank, an unnamed Palestinian official told Reuters news agency the diplomat had only recently moved into the property. Mr Jamal had only recently moved into the property.
A second Palestinian source told Reuters: "He moved an old case with him to the new house from the old house and when he opened it, the explosion happened." Palestinian officials have been quoted as saying the blast took place when Mr Jamal attempted to move a safe from an old embassy building to the new one.
The novinky.cz news site said the blast had probably been caused by "careless handling of a dangerous explosive". "The device was in a safe and was triggered after the door of the safe was opened. The police are not ruling out that the device was a part of the safe," Czech police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova told Reuters.
According to the site, the blast occurred as the diplomat was opening a safe.
There are no visible signs of damage to the house from the street, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.There are no visible signs of damage to the house from the street, according to a Reuters reporter at the scene.
The Palestinian foreign ministry said it would send a delegation to Prague to assist with the investigation.
The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which is recognised by the UN and Israel as representing the Palestinian people, has diplomats based in European and other capitals, and has a mission in Prague.The Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), which is recognised by the UN and Israel as representing the Palestinian people, has diplomats based in European and other capitals, and has a mission in Prague.