Palestinian envoy killed by explosion at Prague home

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By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Palestinian ambassador to Prague was killed on Wednesday in an explosion that was triggered when he opened the door to a safe, Czech police said. Jamal al-Jamal, 56, died in hospital after the incident at his home on the morning of New Year's Day. "According to information from the investigation so far, this was definitely not a terrorist attack," national police president Martin Cervicek said on Czech Television. Police spokeswoman Andrea Zoulova said an explosive - which may have been part of a security mechanism - went off after the safe was opened.

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