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U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather (Reuters)

AL-BIREH, West Bank (Reuters) - The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.

"He is a doctor and loves the U.S." Ismail Mustafa Hamad...

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"He is a doctor and loves the U S " Ismail Mustafa Hamad...

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/07/2009]

"Whether he became angry or something else, I don't know... What I do know is that it is impossible that he would do something like that" Hamad, 88, said

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/07/2009]

"He used to come to my house, to stay with me and entertain me. He never took an interest in politics and he didn't even like watching television" Hamad said

U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible" - grandfather (Reuters) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/07/2009]

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