(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - The Hamas-dominated Palestinian Legislative Council was forced to postpone a session scheduled for Saturday in Ramallah after Fatah gunmen threatened to storm the building and beat the newly-appointed speaker, Aziz Dweik. A session set for Monday may also be delayed because of threats by Fatah gunmen, said sources close to Hamas. On Thursday, twenty gunmen from Fatah's armed wing, the Aksa Martyrs Brigades, fired into the air at the PLC compound for about 30 minutes, sending employees and pedestrians fleeing for their lives, Dweik said. The gunmen accused Dweik of trying to dismiss some Fatah-affiliated employees of the council.
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