Unrest in West Bank, Gaza over jobs, police

Monday, June 6, 2005

RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians angered with their government's failure to provide security jobs or seeking revenge for past killings have engaged in armed confrontations that are calling into question Mahmoud Abbas' ability to pacify his territories. On Sunday in Nablus, the largest city in the West Bank, gunmen firing in the air took over three government buildings. On Saturday in Gaza, gunmen briefly abducted a Palestinian diplomat. On Friday in Nablus, gunmen killed an official, charging that he ordered the killing of a suspected collaborator 15 years ago.

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