Palestinian envoy dies in blast at Prague home

The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Jamal al-Jamal, was killed by a blast in his Prague residence on Wednesday, January 1, police said. Jamal, who took office in October, had only recently moved to the new residence on the northern outskirts of Prague. The Palestinian foreign ministry said the blast occurred on Wednesday morning as Jamal “was opening an old safe which had been brought from the previous embassy (building) to the new one.” The ministry added, “Minutes after opening the safe the explosion took place, causing serious injury to Ambassador Jamal who was taken to hospital and operated on.”

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