Korei says suicide attacks an 'obstacle to peace'

In what is the strongest official Palestinian condemnation suicide attacks to-date, the Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Korei…

In what is the strongest official Palestinian condemnation suicide attacks to-date, the Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Korei has branded suicide attacks an 'obstacle to peace'.

In a speech to parliament on the eve of a new US diplomatic mission, Mr Korei urged Palestinian restraint after Israel's March 22 assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, for which militants have vowed bloody revenge.

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