[Haaretz Defense] Palestinian security men shot and seriously wounded a driver they believed was going to ram the convoy of a senior aide to President Mahmoud Abbas, police and medics said on Tuesday. "A motorist tried to overtake the convoy of Mr Tayyeb Abel-Rahim, raising the suspicions of his bodyguards who shot at him," security forces spokesman Adnan Damiri said. Abel-Rahim is the secretary-general of the Palestinian Authority Presidency. "Mahmoud, we must strike a blow against the corrupt and oppressive Paleostinian regime! Who must we target?"
"How about the secretary of the Paleopresidency?"
"Good idea. I'll get the explosives."
Asked if it was an accident or a deliberate threat, the spokesman said: "It is still under investigation."
"What's he got in the car with him, Officer Friendly?"
"Groceries."
"Good shootin'."
The incident in Ramallah, commercial capital of the West Bank where Abbas has his offices, underscored a rise in tension and violence between his Fatah movement and members of the rival Islamist group Hamas.
"A curse on yer moustache!"
"I spit on yer shoulders!"
The official news agency Wafa said the man was "driving fast in an erratic manner" and ignored frantic police warnings to stop.
[BANG! BANG! BANGETY BANG!]
"Halt or we'll shoot!"
Bodyguards were forced to shoot at the wheels of the car "which resulted in the wounding of the motorist."
"My tires! [CRASH!]"
The convoy was clearly marked, police said. The aide to Abbas, traveling in an official black Mercedes Benz, was not injured. Hospital sources said the driver was hit three times and was in critical condition.
Does that mean they weren't shooting at his tires?
| Perhaps they were shooting at his feets. |