- Title: GAZA: Explosion rocks Gaza house, killing three Palestinian residents
- Date: 27th October 2007
- Summary: ISRAEL / GAZA BORDER / SITE OF EXPLOSION
- Embargoed: 11th November 2007 12:00
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- Topics: Defence / Military
- Reuters ID: LVA4I65UNYVAU95V5Z74K8N0QTG8
- Story Text: At least three Palestinians, including a two-year-old baby, are killed in a blast in a Gaza house. The cause of the explosion is unclear.
An explosion ripped through a house in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday (October 27), killing at least three Palestinians, witnesses and medical workers said.
The source of the blast was unclear.
An Israeli army spokeswoman said Israel was not involved in the incident.
Medics said two young children and a woman were killed and at least two others were wounded. Residents searched through the rubble of the house for other survivors.
Witnesses described a loud explosion in a village east of the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis near the border fence with Israel. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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