Assassination of Yassin, Yassin
History of Palestine
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| | 2004 | Yassin, Ahmed | |
22nd Mar Ahmed Yassin is killed in an Israel  i attack while he was being wheeled out of an early morning prayer session, an Israel i helicopter gunship fires Hellfire missiles at Yassin and both of his bodyguards |
| 22nd Mar The killing provokes widespread condemnation from the international community, Kofi Annan, UN General secretary, condemns the killing and calls on Israel to halt its policy of assassination |
22nd Mar The UN Commission on Human Rights passes a resolution condemning the killing, supported by votes from 31 countries including the People's Republic of China  , India  , Indonesia , Russia, and South Africa  with 2 votes against and 18 abstentions |
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