61. Palestinian Attorney General Khaled Kidreh said that members of the Hamas military wing, Izzedine al Qassam, were among those arrested and that some weapons were seized. 62. Palestinian sources and Israeli radio reports said the slain Palestinians were brothers Imad and Adel Awadallah, leading figures in the Hamas military wing, Izzedine al Qassam. 63. A caller to Israel radio claimed responsibility in the name of Hamas, but Hamas political leaders and its military wing denied involvement. 64. A caller claimed responsibility for the attack in the name of the military wing of the fundamentalist Hamas group, which is opposed to the Israel-PLO peacemaking. 65. A group calling itself the military wing of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement faxed to The Associated Press office in Damascus, Syria. 66. A group calling itself the military wing of the Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. 67. A Palestinian official said the activists would be questioned about contacts with the military wing of the Hamas and possible plans for further attacks. 68. A leaflet by the Hamas military wing, Izzedine al Qassam, said the bombings would be unprecedented. 69. A leaflet signed by the military wing of the Islamic group Hamas threatened more attacks. 70. A leaflet signed by the military wing of the militant Islamic group Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombings. |