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Attempted kidnap of Palestinian People's Party employee in Gaza

author Thursday December 13, 2007 13:13author by Nisreen Qumsieh - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

On Wednesday morning, masked gunmen attempted to kidnap a member of the Palestinian Peoples Party politboro in the Gaza strip

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The man, Walid Al Awad from Al Zahara city was driving home from work when a vehicle driven by masked gunmen intercepted him and threatened him with a pistol. His daughter was also in the car when the incident occurred and was ordered by the gunmen to go home.  

 

However, the gunmen ran off when a crowd began to assmble to watch the incident. In a statement, the PPP slammed the attack on one of its members and said the incident was further indication of the security chaos in Gaza.

 

For its part, The National task force of the Palestinian Liberation Organization also condemned the attack and indicated its concern about such incidents which target civilians and politicians.

category gaza strip | internal unrest | news report author email nisreen at imemc dot org

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