Blast kills Palestinian ambassador in Prague
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The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic, Jamal al-Jamal, was killed by a blast in his Prague residence yesterday, police said, ruling out a terror attack.
“With regret, we confirm this information (on his death) provided by the emergency services,” Prague police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova said.
“The evidence the police has doesn’t suggest anything like a terror attack or that a specific person would set up a system with the intention to hurt or kill anyone,” she added.
Daniel Langer, surgeon at the Prague military hospital to which Jamal was taken, told Czech television the ambassador had suffered devastating “head, belly and chest injuries following an explosion.”
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 yesterday morning as Jamal “was opening an old safe which had been brought from the previous embassy (building).”
“Minutes after opening the safe, the explosion took place, causing serious injury to Ambassador Jamal who was taken to hospital,” the ministry said.
Zoulova said the blast was probably caused by an anti-theft system on the door of the safe.
“We cannot rule out mishandling the device,” she said, adding the police were searching a building next door belonging to the Palestinian embassy.
Quoting police sources, the Novinky.cz news site said the police had found “a significant quantity of weapons and explosives” in the building.
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