Abbas escapes assassination in Gaza
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The Chairman of PLO executive committee Mahmoud Abbas, or Abu Mazen, escaped on Sunday night an assassination attempt as he was attacked by unknown militants atthe mourning tent
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GAZA, NOVEMBER 14: Palestinian militants burst into a mourning tent set up for Yasser Arafat on Sunday and fired shots in protest at the presence of moderate successor Mahmoud Abbas, who was unhurt in a clash in which two security men were killed.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops killed an armed Palestinian man early Sunday as he tried to sneak into southern Israel, the army said.
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Gunmen ambushed the commander of the  Palestinian intelligence service in the Gaza Strip on  Wednesday, wounding him, killing two bodyguards and fueling  fears of spreading chaos.
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Hamas says shooting at a Gaza border post, was an "an assassination attempt" on the Palestinian prime minister.
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Moussa Arafat, a cousin of Yasser Arafat and erstwhile security boss in Gaza, last night escaped unharmed when a car bomb exploded near his convoy in Gaza City.
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TWO Palestinian security officers were killed yesterday and five others injured when militants opened fire as PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas arrived at a mourning ceremony for Yassir Arafat in Gaza, sparking fears that the succession race could descend into
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A militant leader survived an Israeli  missile strike on his car in Gaza on Thursday in Israel's first  assassination attempt in the Palestinian territories since  Yasser Arafat died in a Paris hospital.
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GAZA CITY, Oct 13  - A failed assassination of a top security official here was a stark reminder of the uphill battle faced by Palestinian authorities in resolving the security chaos in Gaza ahead of a planned Israeli pullout.
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JERUSALEM -- A top Palestinian security leader who is a relative of Yasser Arafat escaped injury yesterday when a booby-trapped car exploded near his convoy in Gaza City, security officials said.
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A gunbattle broke out Thursday between Hamas militants and terminal guards loyal to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, just hours after Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya was blocked from entering Gaza.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Gunmen briefly abducted a senior Palestinian security officer Thursday in the latest sign of growing anarchy in the Gaza Strip, and supporters of Yasser Arafat staged a mass rally calling for action against vigilantes.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The transitional president of Somalia narrowly escaped assassination yesterday when a car bomb exploded as he left a converted grain silo that serves as the nation's makeshift Parliament.
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An assassination attempt was made Sunday on the man who may replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian chief.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Militants burst into a mourning tent for Yasser Arafat on Sunday, firing from their assault rifles for several minutes and forcing security guards to hustle away the Palestinian leader&#39;s temporary successor, Mahmoud Abbas.
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A group of Palestinians unleashed bursts of gunfire yesterday as Mahmoud Abbas, a possible successor to Yasser Arafat as president, arrived at a mourning service for Arafat in Gaza City.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip Sept. 16, 2004 - Gunmen briefly abducted a senior Palestinian security officer Thursday in the latest sign of growing anarchy in the Gaza Strip, and supporters of Yasser Arafat staged