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August 25, 2004
Gaza gunmen shoot PA intelligence officer

JERUSALEM POST: Gaza gunmen shoot PA intelligence officer

Three Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a convoy carrying the deputy Palestinian intelligence chief close to the Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, wounding him the chest and killing two members of his entourage, according to Palestinian security sources.

Gaza Strip strongman Muhammad Dahlan met with Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat Tuesday to reconcile differences that led to a state of anarchy in the densely populated 340 sq. km. strip.

But the assassination attempt on Wednesday seemed to show that instability and the struggle for power among various Fatah-related groups continues.

The three masked gunmen peppered Tareq Abu Rajab's convoy with bullets causing his car to flip over, according to reports. Suffering four bullet wounds including two shots to the chest, Abu Rajab was rushed to a hospital and was undergoing surgery, the officials said. Palestinian security sources added that he was transferred to an Israeli hospital.

Posted by Laurence Simon at August 25, 2004 09:14 AM | TrackBack
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