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Fatah Gunmen Storm PA-Controlled Tulkarm
(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - Gunmen belonging to the Aksa Martyrs Brigades over the weekend attacked the headquarters of the Tulkarm governor, demanding that the PA give them money and jobs. When PA policemen guarding the building refused to allow the attackers to see visiting PA Culture Minister Yahya Yahkluf, a scuffle erupted, during which both sides exchanged gunfire. The gunmen then went on a shooting rampage in the city, firing into the air and forcing shopkeepers to close their businesses. Security control over Tulkarm was handed over recently to the PA security forces which, residents say, have made no attempt to disarm the local militias. In Nablus, gunmen stormed the Ministry of Information and opened fire on the offices where PA Prisoner Affairs Minister Sufian Abu Zaydeh was holding a news conference.