Palestinian militant dies in bomb trap

A Palestinian militant linked to Yasser Arafat and wanted by Israel has been killed by a bomb outside the house where he was hiding in the West Bank city of Tulkarm.

Palestinian security sources claimed the device was planted by Israeli forces who tricked Raed al-Karmi into straying into its path.

The Israeli army declined to comment but it is known that Israel has tracked and killed dozens of militants. In September, Al-Karmi narrowly escaped death when Israeli helicopters fired missiles at his car, killing two passengers.

Residents carried his body through the streets and chanted "revenge, revenge" while gunmen shot in the air.

Al-Karmi admitted involvement in shooting attacks on Israelis, including the killings of two Tel Aviv restaurant owners last year in the Tulkarem. He was the Tulkarem leader of the Tanzim militia - gunmen linked to Palestinian leader Arafat's Fatah movement.