Hamas’s representative in Tehran rejects reports saying Haniyeh was killed by a bomb

The representative of Hamas in Tehran  Khaled Qaddoumi has refuted claims that Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a bomb planted in his room long before his arrival to Tehran.

Qaddoumi was quoted as saying by al-Araby al-Jaded news outlet that he was in the building where Hanyieh was assassinated on the fourth floor.

“It was clear from the appearance of the place after the attack and from the body of the martyr leader Ismail Haniyeh that the targeting was carried out by an airborne projectile,” he said.

Qaddoumi added the wall and the ceiling of Hanyieh’s room Haniyeh had shattered collapsed due to the severity of the rocket.

Earlier, The New York Times had reported, citing unnamed Middle East officials, that Haniyeh was killed by a bomb, which was implanted in his usual residence in the Iranian capital two months before his assassination.