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(21 Apr 2004) SHOTLIST Gaza - Outside hospital where Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi was taken 1. Various chanting men 2. Men chanting Rantisi's name 3. Men chanting 4. Various of Hamas and Islamic Jihad leaders walking towards hospital 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Bahar, Senior Hamas figure: "The answer, God willing, is near and they will see it before they hear about it. But I don't want to talk about it. The actions will do the talking, God willing." 6. Men chanting 7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Khaled al Batish, Islamic Jihad leader (not verbatim): "We consider the assassination of Dr Abdel Aziz Rantisi, leader of Hamas, in Gaza tonight as a clear indication of the intent and guarantees that were agreed upon with (US President George W.) Bush and the American administration last week. We understood Bush's message as a clear indication for Sharon to act as he wishes regarding the assassination of Palestinian people and incursions (into Palestinian areas)." Gaza 8. Ismail Haniyeh, senior Hamas leader, walking in protest against assassination 9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ismail Haniyeh, senior Hamas leader ''This is a proof of the criminal face of the Zionist enemy, this is the continuation of the war of this enemy against the Palestinian people and against the resistance and its leadership. It (the enemy) thinks that these assassinations will weaken Hamas, the resistance and the Palestinian people but this is wrong. We are saying that the assassination of the leader will strengthen resistance and Hamas' power, the Palestinian people's power.'' Ramallah, West Bank 10. Various shots of Palestinians chanting and waving green Hamas flags 11. Palestinians chanting ''God is great'' 12. Palestinians walking, clapping hands and chanting ''Hamas'' 13. Tyres burning with a boy standing and Palestinians chanting, waving green Hamas flags in background STORYLINE Thousands of Palestinians protested in cities across the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday, calling for revenge for the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi. Rantisi's car was hit by two Israeli missiles on Saturday evening, about a block from his house in the Sheik Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City. The Hamas leader was rushed to hospital and into emergency surgery, but he died five minutes after arriving. Two of his guards were also killed, hospital officials said, and five pedestrians were injured. Soon after the attack, angry protesters gathered outside the Gaza hospital where Rantisi had been taken. The large crowds chanted loudly and demonstrated their outrage at the Israeli air strike. Ahmed Bahar, a Hamas leader, said he didn't want to talk about a response to the killing, adding the group's actions would do the talking. Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batish said US President George W Bush was partly to blame for the assassination. He suggested Bush had given approval to Israeli Prime Minister Aerial Sharon to act as he wanted, when the two met last week. At the meeting in Washington, Bush endorsed Sharon's plan to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and a small section of the West Bank. But he angered many Palestinians by saying Israel should keep some large settlement blocs and not have to absorb Palestinian refugees under any peace deal. Thousands of angry Palestinians also marched through the streets of Gaza City following the assassination, shouting, "revenge, revenge". Ismail Haniyeh, a Hamas leader and one of Rantisi's possible successors, said the killing would strengthen resistance and Hamas power. 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...