September 16, 2008

11 killed in clashes between Hamas and Gaza clan



11 killed in clashes between Hamas and Gaza clan

GAZA ( 2008-09-16 15:52:09 ) :At least 11 people were killed on Tuesday when Hamas-run security forces clashed with a powerful local family, Palestinian security officials said.

The fighting, in which another seven people were wounded, erupted when Hamas police moved to arrest members of the Doghmush clan accused of gunning down a police officer on Monday.

Witnesses said they heard heavy gunfire and the blasts of rocket-propelled grenades in the city's Sabra neighbourhood, a clan stronghold.

A spokesman for the Hamas-run security forces said at least one police officer was killed in the fighting, and medics identified one of the dead as a member of the Doghmush clan. The identities of the others were not yet known.

Tuesday's fighting was the deadliest in the territory since the start of

August, when several people were killed and dozens wounded in a similar battle between Hamas police and another clan, the Hellis, which is close to Fatah.

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