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Source: http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,490602,00.html
Hamas, Clan Rivalries, and Alan Johnston's Dangerous Predicament
[Der Spiegel-Germany] Ulrike Putz - The Dughmush clan that is holding BBC journalist Alan Johnston numbers some 2,500 members and possesses an enormous arsenal of weapons. Clan members were not especially wealthy until the creation of the Palestinian Authority in 1994. Their well-developed network of smugglers, coupled with close personal contacts to Fatah, allowed them to enter the profitable arms trade that was the foundation for their empire.