Hamas denied posting a statement mourning the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Reuters quoted the Palestinian terrorist group June 8 as mourning the al-Qaida leader in Iraq, who had been killed in an American airstrike. Last Friday, Hamas denied the statement, although it said Zarqawi was a “symbol” of resistance to the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.
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