Palestinian Civil War Watch
Charles Johnson
Sun Mar 13, 2005 at 10:36 am PST • Views: 343
Violence erupted today when Fatah thugs crashed a Hamas terrorist rally at Hebron University: Hamas, Fatah Backers Fight Over Elections.
HEBRON, West Bank - Hundreds of youths supporting the militant Hamas group clashed with backers of Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah party on Sunday, injuring at least nine people, during a Hamas campaign rally for student council elections.
The brawl erupted when several hundred Fatah supporters at Hebron University in the West Bank started shouting their own party’s slogans in the midst of a large Hamas rally. Harsh words erupted into a fight, sending photographers and cameramen at the scene running for cover.
Student supporters of the militant Islamic Jihad intervened, acting as a buffer and eventually ending the fight.
Hospital officials said at least nine people were injured, including an Agence France Press photographer who received five stitches in the head.
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Palestinian Hamas supporters, with green caps, clash with Mahmoud Abbas’ ruling Fatah party activists during student council pre-election rallies at the Hebron university in the West Bank town of Hebron Sunday March 13, 2005. The massive brawl erupted when several hundred Fatah supporters started shouting their own party’s slogans in the midst of a large Hamas rally. At least nine people were reported injured.(AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)
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