Mohiyedine Sharif
Mohiyedine Sharif (Arabic: محيي الدين الشريف; killed March 29, 1998), also known as The electrician, was a master bombmaker for Hamas. A protégé of Yahya Ayyash, Sharif was responsible for the First and second Jerusalem bus 18 massacres, and the .[1]
Sharif gained a BA in electronic engineering at the Al-Quds University. Sharif died in a car explosion near a garage in Ramallah on March 29, 1998. Many Palestinians believe that he was a victim to internal struggles between Palestinian militias.
Following his death, the Palestinian Authority arrested five members of Hamas for his killing.[2] But Hamas said that the Preventive Security Force by its commander Jibril Rajoub killed Sharif after they arrested him.[3]
References[]
- ^ Katz, Samuel (2002). The Hunt for the Engineer. Lyons Press. ISBN 1-58574-749-1., page 278
- ^ Palestinians say Sharif was killed by fellow Hamas members. CBC News. November 13, 1998
- ^ Mohiyedine Sharif in alqassam.ps
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