Gunmen kill 5 people in Gaza City attack.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A top Palestinian security officer and four of his bodyguards were killed Friday when Palestinian gunmen opened fire on their car in Gaza City, security officials said.

The attack occurred near the Beach Refugee Camp in the middle of the afternoon, not far from the home of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.

The gunmen, driving a sport utility vehicle, targeted a gray Audi belonging to Brig. Gen. Jad Tayeh, the head of international coordination in the Palestinian intelligence service, spraying dozens of bullets into the car, said Palestinian Interior Ministry spokesman Khaled Abu Hilal. Tayeh was killed along with four bodyguards.

The motive for the attack was not immediately clear, although officials speculated it could be an internal feud within the intelligence service. Security officials said the attackers took a black briefcase that Tayeh was carrying.