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Palestinian Militants Beat, Detain Jenin Governor


(Ha'aretz) - Amos Harel and Arnon Regular Palestinian militants beat and briefly held Haider Irsheid, the acting Palestinian governor of the Jenin district, Saturday, accusing him of being an Israeli collaborator. He was released five hours later following the intervention of Arafat. Eyewitnesses said gunmen pulled 50-year-old Irsheid from his van and beat him with their hands and gun butts before bundling him into another vehicle and driving off toward the Jenin refugee camp. A Palestinian security source said the militants were angered when Palestinian security forces in Jenin were sent to arrest an Al-Aqsa gunman in the camp.
2003-07-21 00:00:00
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