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Last update - 10:39 05/06/2007
Hamas, Fatah fighters in gun battle near key Gaza crossing
By Reuters

Hamas and Fatah forces fought a two-and-a-half-hour long gun battle on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip near the Karni commercial crossing, the most serious flare-up in factional fighting in two weeks.

At least one member of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's
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Presidential Guard was wounded in what the force described as an
attempt by Hamas to infiltrate a key position near Karni.

Hamas officials confirmed the gun battle but said the Presidential Guard initiated the exchange.

A senior Western security source who works with the Presidential Guard said several Hamas fighters were hurt.

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