Hamas leader killed by remote controlled bomb smuggled into room

Tel Aviv | Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated this week by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and a US official.

The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the Middle Eastern officials. The guesthouse is run and protected by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and is part of a large compound, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighbourhood of northern Tehran.

AP