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Fatah Frees Kidnapped Hamas Official
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January 8, 2007
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NABLUS, West Bank - Fatah gunmen on Monday released a top Hamas official after holding him hostage for two days and displaying him in an al-Qaida like video, but factional tensions remained high as pro-Fatah militants torched stores owned by Hamas sympathizers.
The firebombings marked the first time that militants have targeted civilians in the West Bank, widening the political violence in the Palestinian areas.
Until this week, most of the violence centered on the Gaza Strip, where more than 30 people have been killed in clashes between forces loyal to the rival groups. Now Fatah militants in the West Bank have begun retaliating for Hamas attacks in Gaza.
At a news conference in Gaza ...
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