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HAMAS, Palestinian security forces exchange blame on Khan Yunis violence
 (KUNA) -- The Palestinian security forces and HAMAS exchanged blame Wednesday on the gun-fire incident in Khan Yunis, south of Gaza Strip. The incident caused the death of an HAMAS activist and injured three people including a security officer.The Security Forces said in a statement that the HAMAS fighter started attacking them by firing at the officer's convoy in Khan Yunis. They added that this incident proves HAMAS' ill intentions towards the national unity of the Palestinians and stated that the movement's leader must not start civil war. Sami Abu Zhari, a HAMAS spokesman, said that the security convoy started the fight earlier on by attacking a unit of Ezzeddine Al-Qassam Brigades killing an activist. He said that this crime committed by the security forces is a crime against all Palestinians. In other developments, unidentified gunmen burned down the house of the injured officer in Khan Yunis. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-15 |
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