Gaza clashes as Hamas presses security crackdown

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AFP) — Clashes broke out in Gaza City early on Sunday, wounding at least six people, as Hamas-run security forces pressed a territory-wide crackdown on rival Palestinian factions after a deadly bombing.

The fighting erupted overnight when Hamas-run police moved to arrest members of the Army of Islam, a small, shadowy militant group believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda.

"Hamas forces came to arrest us early this morning, just after midnight," a member of the group who asked not to be named told reporters.

"There was fighting for several hours, with rocket-propelled grenades, explosions, and gunfire, but they did not arrest anyone."

At least six people were wounded in the clashes, a medic at Gaza's main Al-Shifa hospital said....

Premium Content Partnership | MyWire provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works. MyWire
 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:

  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  2.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)