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Gaza clashes between Hamas, Islamist radicals kill 13
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| Last Edited | Penguin Aug 15, 2009 01:15am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | Mai Yaghi |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, August 14, 2009 07:15:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Hamas police stormed a mosque in Gaza on Friday where radicals had declared an Islamist "emirate," sparking clashes that left 13 people dead and injured at least 100, emergency services said.
Shooting continued after dark, witnesses said, after clashes began in the afternoon following weekly prayers in the southern city of Rafah, which straddles the Egyptian border.
Among the dead was Mohammed al-Shamali, head of the Hamas military unit for southern Gaza, emergency services said, adding that bodies of some other victims could not be reached because of the intensity of the fighting.
Twenty of the wounded were said to be in serious condition as the confrontation developed into one of the most violent incidents in Gaza since Israel's 22-day onslaught on the impoverished enclave in December and January. |
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