Hamas militant killed in clashes in southern Gaza: spokesman

UPDATED: 07:40, June 15, 2006
Hamas militant killed in clashes in southern Gaza: spokesman

A militant from the ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was killed on Wednesday in clashes between a group of Hamas militants and members of Fatah-led Preventive Security Forces in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis.

Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told reporters that the Preventive Security Forces suddenly opened fire at a car carrying members of Izeldein al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' armed wing, and killed the Hamas militant called Salah al-Astal.

However, sources from the Preventive Security Forces said that the clashes erupted when a group of Hamas gunmen ambushed Major Ref'at Kolab, Preventive Security Chief in Khan Younis, and wounded him.

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"A danger of civil war is looming," chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat warned on Wednesday.

Source: Xinhua
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