Palestinian mourners
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-03-23 09:25

Thousands of Palestinian mourners carry the coffin of Hamas spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin, left, during his funeral in Gaza City, Monday, March 22, 2004. Israeli helicopters fired missiles killing Hamas leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin as he left a mosque near his house at daybreak Monday. [AP]

Palestinian mourners carry the coffin of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (front) in Gaza City.  [AFP]

Palestinians carry the coffin of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin during his funeral in Gaza Strip March 22, 2004. Israeli helicopters killed Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin as he left prayers at dawn in Israel's highest profile assassination of a Palestinian in nearly 16 years.  [Reuters]

The body of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin is prepared for burial at the morgue of al-Shifa Hospital.  [AFP]