Killing of Ahmed Yassin - Wikipedia
On 22 March 2004, the Palestinian leader and one of the founders of Hamas, Ahmed Yassin, 67, [a] was assassinated in Gaza City. Sheikh Ahmed Yassin - who used a wheelchair due to being quadriplegic since his adolescence - was returning from performing the Fajr prayer, [1] and his companions were also killed immediately. [2]
Ahmed Yassin - Wikipedia
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was the leader of a terrorist organization, one which has proudly taken credit for indiscriminate attacks against civilians, including most recently an attack last week in the Port of Ashdod, which left 10 Israelis dead. He preached hatred, and glorified suicide bombings of buses, restaurants, and cafes.
Hamas #1 Leader Is Killed - CBS News
Mar 22, 2004 · Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the founder and leader of the Hamas militant group that targeted Israelis in suicide bombings, was killed by missiles fired from Israeli helicopters as he left a mosque at...
Founder of Hamas Dies in Israeli Strike - Los Angeles Times
Mar 22, 2004 · GAZA CITY — Missiles fired from an Israeli military helicopter killed Hamas spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin early today, striking down the highest-profile symbol of Palestinian resistance...
Hamas founder killed - China Daily
Hamas supporters carry a dead body of a Palestinian after Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at Hamas' spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in Gaza City March 22, 2004. [Reuters]
Sheikh Ahmed Yasin assassination - Recaps of events
Mar 22, 2004 · Yasin's body was evacuated to Gaza City's Shifa hospital. “Sheikh Yassin was dead when he came to hospital,” Doctor Gomaa El-Saqa, of El-Shifaa said. Reports indicated that at least nine of...
Hamas founder Yassin killed - China Daily
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was assassinated by Israeli forces early on Monday outside a Gaza mosque. [Reuters] Palestinian Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin at his home in Gaza City, in this ...
The body of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is seen in the morgue in the …
The body of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is seen in the morgue in the Al-shifa hospital March 22, 2004 in Gaza city in the Gaza Strip. Yassin was killed in an Israeli helicopter attack March 22, 2004 after... Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images
Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Air Strike | PBS News
Mar 22, 2004 · Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in an Israeli helicopter missile strike outside a Gaza City mosque Monday, prompting threats of revenge by Palestinian...
Hamas Leader Dead in Israeli Attack - NPR
Mar 22, 2004 · Tens of thousands of mourners march through the streets of Gaza for the funeral of slain Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who was killed in an Israeli helicopter attack early Monday. He and...