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Palestinian envoy dies after Prague residence blast

The Palestinian ambassador to Prague, Jamal al-Jamal, was killed by a blast in his residence on Wednesday. Jamal took office last October. He has 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 al-Jamal “was opening an old safe which had been brought from the previous embassy (building) to the new one.” ”Minutes after opening the safe the explosion took place, causing serious injury to Ambassador Jamal who was taken to hospital and operated on,” the ministry said in a statement.