| 1,500 Hamas supporters clashed with Palestinian riot police outside the home of spiritual leader Sheik Ahmed Yassin in resistance to Yasser Arafat's crackdown on militants. A Hamas supporter was killed in an exchange of fire at the scene. Palestinian security officials said a total of 180 Islamic militants have been rounded up since the arrest sweep began Sunday. Israel has complained that those detained were lower-level activists, and that the planners of the attacks are still at large. |