Palestinians held over US convoy attack
Palestinian police have arrested at least five people in connection with the attack on a US diplomatic convoy in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Palestinian sources said the suspected militants were arrested after a brief gunfight at the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza. Some of them are said to belong to the Popular Resistance Committee â a militant splinter group from Yasser Arafatâs mainstream Fatah movement.
The Popular Resistance Committee is a group of local militias â including many disgruntled former policemen â set up months after the start of the intifada to defend Palestinian refugee camps. The left hand They have denied involvement in Wednesdayâs attack â after an initial statement by the right hand admitting it.
Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-10-16 |