Nablus gunmen warn PA security services
Published yesterday (updated) 11/01/2013 13:08
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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- A group of masked gunmen claiming affiliation to Fatah's
military wing warned on Thursday that they would fight back against the
imprisonment of their members by Palestinian security forces.

Parading through Nablus' Balata refugee camp, firing into the air with
semi-automatic weapons, the group insisted they were defending Fatah leader
President Mahmoud Abbas against a takeover of the West Bank.

As President, Abbas heads the security forces, but the unidentified gunmen
said they were acting to defend the president against "the enemies of Fatah
and the enemies of the Palestinian people."

At a press conference in Balata a masked representative appealed to Abbas to
form a committee of inquiry to examine what he described as an arrest
campaign targeting Fatah members across the West Bank.

They called for Palestinian National Security chief Maj. Gen. Nidal Abu
Dukhan and other security heads to be held accountable.

"They have two choices, to live in dignity or die with honor," the
representative warned.