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| 5 Killed as Paleo Clans Clash |
| 2005-12-04 |
| Teach your children well, their father's hell will grow nigh Five Palestinians, including a policeman, were killed and many were wounded, some seriously, on Saturday as members of two rival clans clashed in a fierce firefight in Gaza, local medics and witnesses said. Palestinian security forces were having difficulty restoring calm and mediators and bystanders were also wounded as bullets and grenades flew in a neighborhood of the town of Beit Hanoun in north Gaza. It was a further example of lawlessness in the Gaza Strip, seen as a testing ground for future Palestinian statehood after Israel withdrew from the coastal territory last September following 38 years of military rule. The motive for the clash which began on Friday was unclear, but medics said at least five of some 40 wounded were in critical condition as rival family members used assault rifles and rocket propelled grenades in the clash. Witnesses said the policeman was killed by a stray bullet which hit the police station in which he was situated. Many families fled their homes in fear of being hit by stray bullets as gunmen took up positions on rooftops. |
| Posted by:too true |
| #3 Bet they were fighting over East Jerusalem. Popcorn anybody??? |
| Posted by: Danking70 2005-12-04 18:21 |
| #2 It's autumn, the overflowing fields of the pali people have been harvest. Thanksgiving is over. A quiet falls over the land while the peaceful pali farmers and merchants pounder another bountiful year allen has given them. Now it's time to clean the guns, check the RPGs and prepare to fire randomly on neighbors. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-12-04 11:20 |
| #1 back to burrowing? That seems to be when they're happiest |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-04 11:17 |