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(09:40) Senior Fatah member dies in Nablus blast

Ahmed Marshoud Hassan Mohammed, in his thirties and a member of Fatah and Hamas, was killed in an explosion outside Fatah offices near a-Najah University in Nablus a short time ago.

The cause of the explosion is unclear as of this posting.

Three other Fatah members were also wounded in the blast, the Itim news agency reports.

Marshoud, an official in the Palestinian Authority, was taken to Rafidieh Hospital in Nablus after the explosion where he died of his wounds.

He was a resident of the Balata refugee camp in the city.

Marshoud was wanted by Israel for planning terror attacks and appeared on an arrest list given to the Palestinians, according to Army Radio.

Marshoud, who worked with prisoners for the PA, according to the Itim report, was also a member of Tanzim and Hamas.

He served seven years in prison in Ramallah for unspecified offenses and was released in December of 1999.

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