Palestinian sources: Intelligence official snatched, shot in Gaza

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Palestinian sources: Intelligence official snatched, shot in Gaza

By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, and the Associated Press

A senior member of the Palestinian general intelligence service was abducted and shot by unknown gunmen in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said Friday.

According to the sources, Sami Ajour, who is also a Fatah member, was snatched Thursday and later dumped in the street in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya with serious gunshot wounds.

The sources said that the ensuing abduction of three Hamas officials in the West Bank late Thursday had been carried out by Fatah members in response to the kidnapping.

But a previously unknown Palestinian group said earlier Friday that it was behind the kidnappings of the Hamas members, accusing the militant group of putting itself above the law.

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