Security Chaos
Misuse of Weapons by Armed Groups and Security
Personnel
Field Update
9 January 2008
One Civilian Killed
and Five Injured in Café Explosion in Central Gaza City
On Thursday, 5 February 2009, a civilian was killed and five others were
injured when unidentified individuals blew up a café in the al-Remal
neighborhood of central Gaza City.
According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Centre for
Human Rights (PCHR), at approximately 23:20 on 5 February, unidentified
individuals detonated an explosive device near the entrance of al-Waha
café in al-Remal neighborhood, whilst workers were cleaning the café
after customers had left for the night. The powerful explosion killed
Rami Jamil ‘Ashour, 27, a friend of the café owner, who was inside the
café at the time. Thirty year old Mohammed Farid al-‘Ajrami, who was
passing by the café at the time of the explosion, was seriously injured
and subsequently admitted into the Intensive Care Unit at Shifa Hospital
in Gaza City.
Mohammed al-Masri, 22, and Ziyad Abu Hassira, who were both working in
the café, were also injured, as were two customers, ‘Alaa' al-Ghandoor,
15, and Mohammed Doula. Their injuries were described as moderate to
light.
PCHR notes with grave concern that casualties continue to be caused in
the Gaza Strip by misuse of weapons, which is a continuation of the
state of security chaos and misuse of weapons plaguing the Occupied
Palestinian Territory (OPT). PCHR calls upon all relevant authorities to
open an immediate investigation into the incident and bring the
perpetrators to justice.
