Palestinian dead in Gaza Strip firefight

Published May 25th, 2006 - 02:15 GMT

A firefight between a Palestinian security force and a Hamas unit Thursday killed one police officer and injured four others in the latest outbreak of internal Palestinian fighting, doctors and witnesses said. According to the AP, both Hamas and the security force accused each other of sparking the shootout.

 

The fight in Gaza City started after a group of police riding in a car on their way back from the funeral of a top security commander clashed with the Hamas force, security officials said.

 

 

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