PA UNREST IN W. BANK TURNS VIOLENT

  • Middle East Newsline
  • July 22, 2004
RAMALLAH [MENL] -- The Fatah revolt in the West Bank has turned violent. Over the last day, a former Palestinian Authority minister was shot andinjured and a PA official was abducted in what appeared to be the start oftit-for-tat attacks in the West Bank. Palestinian sources said PA ChairmanYasser Arafat has ordered security agents to quell Fatah unrest andintimidate suspected leaders.
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