Rockets fired from an Israeli helicopter have struck a car in Gaza City, killing a member of the armed wing of Islamic militant group Hamas. Palestinian sources named the dead man as Iyad al-Bayk who was reportedly responsible for securing and hiding militants. "One [rocket] hit the car from the front and the other from behind," witness Imad Mouhmmed told AP news agency. "There were pieces of human flesh flying into the air."
Hellfire sandwich
The incident comes two days before US Secretary of State Colin Powell is due to arrive in the region to promote a new peace plan. Smoke billowed from the scene of the attack in which three rockets were fired, Palestinians sources say. AFP news agency said an Apache helicopter had swooped on the car in Gaza City's northern Rimal district. Responding to the attack, Hamas spokesman Abdul Aziz Rantisi warned there would be "severe reprisals".
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