Gaza - Sheikh Ahmad Yassin says US is terror state

(9 Oct 1997) T/I 10:24:30 HAMAS's spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin during an interview in Gaza on Thursday (9/10) described the United States as the "biggest terrorist" in the world after Washington included the Islamic militant group on a list of banned terrorist organisations. SHOWS: GAZA, 09/10 Exterior public gathering with Arab music; people seated to listen; SOT Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, Hamas's spiritual leader, (in Arabic) offered a halt to HAMAS attacks against Israeli civilians if Israel halted "attacks on Palestinians," including house demolitions and land confiscations; CA wall full of slogans and Hamas painted heroes; SOT Abdel Aziz Rantisi, Hamas spokesman (in English): "I believe that Hamas did not bomb Nagasaki and Hirosima, like America did, again one state suported Israelis's terrosist attack against Mr. Masha'al, so I believe that the USA is the major terrorist state in the world supporting the terrorist what is called as a state, Israel, and and it's a ring , many rings, in which America is acting against Islam itself."; CA exterior gate with slogans written in Arabic; RUNS 2.12 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...