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Hamas Re-Elects Meshaal as Leader

Hamas re-elected its veteran leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo on Monday, an official of the Palestinian Islamist movement said.

"The leaders of Hamas chose Meshaal," the high-ranking official told Agence France Presse via telephone from the Egyptian capital, requesting anonymity.

Hamas officials said earlier in the day that the party's governing shura council was poised to re-elect him for a four-year term.

Source: Agence France Presse


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