Internal clashes damage Gaza coffee shop
Saturday November 10, 2007 09:57
by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC
An explosive device on Friday detonated in front of Gaza city coffee shop, causing damage but no injuries.
The al-Zahar neighborhood of Gaza city, in which the café is located, has been the centre of much internal violence in previous weeks, with a similar explosion occurring earlier this week.
The neighborhood is home to al-Zahar University, a secular institution that has been at the center of conflict between Hamas and Fatah forces.
As internal unrest spreads, the bomb is thought to be the latest in a series of conflicts between the Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements. Two Islamic Jihad members and one bystander have been killed in the last three weeks in fighting with the Hamas-dominated security forces.
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