Thousands in funeral procession of Qassam martyr

Thousands in funeral procession of Qassam martyr
Dec 2, 2003, 17:21


Al-Khalil - Thousands of Palestinians in the Burj village, 25 kilometers to
the southwest of the West Bank city of Al-Khalil, today laid to rest the
Qassam martyr Saleh Talahme who was murdered at the hands of Zionist special
forces along with his colleague Sayyed Al-Sheikh Qassem in El-Bireh
yesterday.

The inhabitants of the nearby towns declared a public mourning and rushed to
take part in the funeral procession in the Burj village that is adjacent to
the green line (Palestinian lands occupied in 1948).

More than five thousand people of the martyr's relatives and admirers along
with representatives of national and Islamic institutions and forces in
Al-Khalil district shared in the procession.

Wife and parents of the martyr bid him final farewell amidst ululations and
songs greeting the martyr and his deeds.

Participants in the funeral procession asked the Qassam Brigades to avenge
the assassination crime and vowed to support resistance until final
liberation.

A speaker announced via loudspeakers at conclusion of the procession that
the village's new mosque, which is still under-construction, would be called
martyr Saleh Talahme after the martyr's name.

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