Sheik Ahmed Yassin, founder of the radical Islamic group Hamas, is seen during an interview at his home in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip Sunday, Oct. 19, 1997. Yassin, the founder and leader of the Hamas militant group, was killed by missiles fired from Israeli helicopters as he left a mosque at daybreak Monday, March 22, 2004, witnesses said. Hamas confirmed the death in an announcement broadcast over mosque loudspeakers. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)