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Palestinian Security Forces Wound Hamas Militant
Palestinian security officers shot and wounded a member of the Islamic militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip as Security Minister Mohammad Dahlanâs convoy drove past after talks with Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz. Security sources said on Friday Dahlanâs bodyguards opened fire late on Thursday when they believed the man posed a threat to the security minister following the talks."Hey, that guys looking funny at us. Shoot him!" Witnesses said Dahlanâs bodyguards shot into the air and then fired at the man. Security sources said the man, who was standing at the side of the road, was armed. Who in Gaza isnât armed? The witnesses said Hamas militants later gathered outside the Palestinian security forcesâ office and fired their rifles in the air before throwing three hand grenades at the office. Dire Revenge(tm) time. Hamas official Abdel-Aziz al-Rantissi identified the wounded man as Mohammed Assimri and denied he had represented a threat to the convoy. "We maintained restraint but things will return to normal only when the people who fired at Assimri are prosecuted," he told Reuters. I thought shooting people at random was normal in Gaza? Posted by: Steve 2003-07-11 |
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