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Conflict Incident Report
A leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Mahmoud Majzoub was killed with his brother in a car bomb in Saida
Associated Timeline/Case:
New Wars, No Peace | January, 2006 to December, 2008
Date of incident:
May 26, 2006
Death toll:
2persons
Number of Injured:
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved:
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
May 26, 2006: Mahmoud Majzoub, known as “Abu Hamza,” a leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and member of the Shura Council, was severely injured by a remote-control car bomb in Saida. He died the next day. His brother Nidal was killed on the spot
Primary category:
Suicide Bombing/Car Bomb
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