Tuesday, May 24, 2005

PALI POLICE SHOOT AT DEMONSTRATORS

Palestinian Police Shoot to Protect Abbas from Demonstrators - Mohammed Assadi (Reuters)
Palestinian police fired volleys of gunfire into the air on Monday to bar dozens of anti-government protesters from forcing their way into PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Ramallah compound. At the same time, tens of thousands of Hamas supporters demonstrated in Gaza against a court ruling overturning Hamas victories in recent local elections.