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Explosion At Prague Apartment Reportedly Kills Ambassador From Palestine

Erin FuchsJan 1, 2014, 20:51 IST

Wikimedia CommonsA view of Prague

An explosion at a Prague apartment has killed the Palestinian ambassador there, the Associated Press is tweeting.

Reuters reported earlier on Wednesday that Ambassador Jamal al-Jamal had been injured in the blast at a residence in a suburb north of the Czech capital.

"The ambassador was injured ... and taken to hospital with serious injuries. At the moment it is impossible to specify what kind of explosive it was. A search ... is under way at the moment," police spokeswoman told Reuters.

We will post developments to this story as soon as they are available.