8 Killed at Arafat Memorial

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Tuesday, November 13. 2007

8 Killed at Arafat Memorial

At a memorial service celebrating the third anniversary of the death of Yassir Arafat, wild gunbattles caused large numbers to be shot:

A rally marking the third anniversary of the death of former Palestinian president Yasser Arafat ended in bloodshed yesterday, when clashes between Hamas police and supporters of the rival Fatah movement left eight people dead and 150 wounded.

Each movement blamed the other for instigating the violence in Gaza City, but witnesses said Hamas police fired the first shots after the Fatah supporters had taunted them with cries of "Shi'ite, Shi'ite."

Of the eight dead, three were identified as Fatah members.

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