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| Beirzeit University closed after fighting among Fatah, PFLP students |
| 2007-11-21 |
Ma'an – Birzeit University near the West Bank city of Ramallah suspended classes until further notice following fighting among students from rival political factions on Tuesday. Birzeit Public Relations director Ghassan Andoni told Ma'an that the university administration has suspended teaching and evacuated students "for their safety."
Andoni said that a student was assaulted in his room in the University's dormitories, an act which Andoni condemned on behalf of the administration. A Birzeit student said that students were hospitalized after a fight broke out between supporters of the ruling Fatah party and supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). A source close to the Fatah-affiliated student bloc alleged that four masked PFLP students assaulted a Fatah-supporter in his room. The student was treated at Sheikh Zayid hospital. |
| Posted by:Fred |