Cpl. Amnon Dehan, who was injured in the explosion at the Israeli Army headquarters in Tyre November 11, died of his wounds today, the army announced. He death brought to 76 the number of Israeli fatalities in the explosion which caused the seven-story building to collapse. The dead were Israeli military and civilian personnel. In addition, 14 Arabs, Palestinians and Lebanese under detention, were also killed. Military investigators said the explosion was caused by a gas leak.
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