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Hamas has a blast when truck load of rockets goes off during weapons parade

NY Times:

A pickup truck carrying rockets exploded on Friday at a large Hamas rally as the group paraded its weapons through a densely packed refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. At least 15 people were killed and dozens were wounded, Palestinian medical officials said.

The powerful blast sent a plume of white smoke into the sky and unleashed pandemonium in the sprawling Jabaliya refugee camp, a Hamas stronghold just north of Gaza City. Body parts were scattered on the ground as ambulances rushed to the scene, and people in the crowd wailed in grief. The casualties included a number of children.

The blast appeared to be accidental, and the Palestinian Interior Ministry issued a statement that called on Hamas to "shoulder its responsibility" for the explosion.

However, Hamas said the rockets were dummies and did not contain explosives. The group alleged that an Israeli airstrike was responsible and said that it would retaliate. "We cannot remain silent when the blood of our martyrs is spilled," said Nizar Rayan, a Hamas leader. "Our response will be in action, not words."

The Israeli military, which routinely acknowledges strikes carried out by its aircraft, said it was not involved.

Hamas has always been an organization that played beyond the edge of civilized activity. A group without inhibitions about murdering noncombatants, it is not surprising that like a kid with abutcher knife, they are equally as dangerous to themselves.