- Title: GAZA: Jeep explodes wounding three Hamas members
- Date: 4th October 2007
- Summary: (BN17) GAZA CITY, GAZA (OCTOBER 4, 2007) (REUTERS) (NIGHT SHOTS) WIDE OF AMBULANCE ARRIVING AT SITE WHERE EXPLOSION HIT AN EXECUTIVE HAMAS FORCE JEEP EXECUTIVE FORCE CAR ARRIVES AT SITE WIDE OF PEOPLE SEARCHING THROUGH DEBRIS AUDIO: GUNFIRE VARIOUS OF HAMAS EXECUTIVE FORCE MEMBERS SEARCHING SITE MORE OF HAMAS EXECUTIVE FORCE MEMBERS LOOKING AND SEARCHING SITE VARIOUS OF DA
- Embargoed: 19th October 2007 13:00
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- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
- Reuters ID: LVAE7YMQJH7U9Q89HZTBF5R46ZE5
- Story Text: A bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying members of a Hamas security force in the Gaza Strip on Thursday (October 4), causing at least three injuries, Hamas officials and medical workers said.
Hamas officials said the Gaza City blast appeared to have been caused by a roadside bomb targeting a Hamas patrol. The three injured were members of Hamas's Executive Force.
The incident could further stoke internal tensions between Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's secular Fatah faction nearly four months after the Islamist group seized the coastal territory by force.
An Israeli army spokesman said Israel was not involved in the incident.
On Wednesday, Hamas ordered the temporary closure of the main Fatah headquarters in the Gaza Strip, citing security reasons.
Hamas said the headquarters was located near where a car exploded on Tuesday night, killing three members of the Fatah movement. A Hamas security official accused the Fatah members of attempting to plant a bomb near a Hamas security post when their vehicle exploded. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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