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del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 15:46 14/12/2007 Top Fatah official abducted by Hamas gunmen in Gaza Strip By News Agencies Tags: Hamas, Gaza, kidnapping  A senior adviser in the Palestinian government was abducted by unknown gunmen in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, officials in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction said. It was the highest-profile abduction since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip in June after routing secular Fatah forces. A Hamas spokesman, Ihab al-Ghussein, confirmed that al-Ghoul was detained and is being interrogated for illegal activities. He didn't elaborate. Advertisement Abbas issued a terse statement, read out on Palestinian television, which condemned the abduction and accused Hamas of setting off an explosion that ripped through a funeral procession for three militants. Fayyad's information minister, Riyad al-Malki, blamed "criminals working for Hamas" for the abduction and called for Ghoul's immediate release, saying the kidnapping was barbaric behavior and part of Hamas' attempts to extort his government. Omar Al-Ghoul is an adviser to Salam Fayyad, the Palestinian prime minister appointed to lead the West Bank government after Hamas took control of Gaza. Al-Ghoul is considered a harsh critic of Hamas and has a regular newspaper column in which he frequently attacks the Islamic movement. Al-Ghoul arrived in Gaza from the West Bank on Thursday to attend the funeral of his mother-in law. Around 4 a.m. Friday, armed gunmen in civilian clothes burst into his Gaza home, turning it upside down and seizing Al-Ghoul, his relatives reported. Also Thursday, an explosion hit a funeral procession for three militants killed in an Israel Air Force strike on Thursday. Medical officials said at least 20 mourners were wounded in Friday's funeral blast, which police believe may have been caused by a grenade dropped by a gunman. Related articles: Fatah official takes to Israeli airwaves to describe Hamas kidnap Palestinian groups renew Gaza clashes, abductions Bookmark to del.icio.us Divisible capital No commandment says J'lem must be under Jewish rule. No permission granted Should U.S. Jews have a say in shaping Israel's policies?   1.   Marriage In Mecca, Divorce & Domestic Violence In The Bridal ... 13:03  |  Lavi 14/12/07   2.   But remember folks... 14:14  |  Nik "Banned" Miller 14/12/07   3.   Mossad`s behind this! Brothers do not capture brothers! 16:50  |  Richard S 14/12/07   4.   Reporters don`t go there anymore 17:32  |  * BEN JABO 14/12/07   5.   Fatah people in Gaza 17:43  |  KUTW 14/12/07   6.   Note to the US 18:14  |  DR 14/12/07   7.   Forget Fatah!!!!! 20:02  |  Will 14/12/07   8.   evolution of hamas 21:28  |  peter 14/12/07   9.   Lakshmi, where are you? 00:01  |  dovale 15/12/07   10.   Devide and rule 09:57  |  Shimaa faid 15/12/07   11.   Hamas has learned to run Gaza from the Taliban 06:06  |  Murray of Montreal 16/12/07   12.   # 3 Rishard S hamas said they did it 06:34  |  Adrian de Klerk 16/12/07

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