Fatah gunmen protest Hamas victory in Gaza
Reuters
Date: 01-26-06
GAZA (Reuters) - Hundreds of gunmen from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement, angry at a legislative election victory by Hamas Islamists, marched in Gaza City on Friday and called on him and party officials to resign.
About 500 gunmen from al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which is part of Fatah, fired rifles in the air.
Hamas ordered its members to evacuate the streets to try to avoid clashing with the militants, a source within the armed group said.
Hamas, which is sworn to Israel's destruction, won 76 out of 132 parliamentary seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council to Fatah's 43. This gives the militant group the power to shape the next Palestinian government.
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