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2 Palestinian Gunmen Killed in Israeli Airstrike

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April 13, 2006|From Times Wire Reports

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian gunmen near the Gaza Strip border. An army spokeswoman said an aircraft fired at two armed men who had approached the Israel-Gaza frontier.

Palestinian security forces said the militants belonged to the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and were on their way to plant bombs.


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Palestinian witnesses said a gunfight between Gaza militants and Israeli forces had broken out near the area before the airstrike.

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