The Palestinian Envoy to the Czech Republic died in a bomb blast after a safety trap exploded as he opened a safe in his Prague residence. The explosive device exploded by the error of the envoy. Czech police ruled out the possibility of sabotage or terrorist attack.
Envoy Jamal al-Jamal had died of severe injuries caused by the explosive device. The explosion occurred while triggered the safety trap as he opened the safe by mistake, according to official spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova.
Al-Jamal were only moving into Czech a few months as he was appointed Envoy to Czech since October 11.
Prague Central Military Hospital Lead Surgeon Daniel Langer said that the envoy suffered severe injuries to the head, chest and stomach. Another 52 year old woman was also taken to the hospital after inhaling fumes from the explosion as she passed by, but was released at a later time.
Zoulova said that the police investigation indicated that the reason for the explosion was was careless handling, which detonated the safe’s decoy system. The Czech police said that no indication of a sabotage or terrorist attack can be found.
The Palestinian Authority’s envoy, along with other envoys in different European countries, aimed to advance the cause of recognizing Palestine as a state.
