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Friday, February 19, 2010

Islamic Jihad detainee marks 33rd year in Israeli jail

Ma'an
The detainees studies centre, Ahrar, said that an Islamic Jihad supporter marked his 33rd year in Israeli jails on Friday.

Ahmad Abdel Rahman Abu Hasirah, 58, from Gaza, was detained and accused of hurling explosives at Israeli military jeeps in the 1970s, according to the centre.

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