Palestine shocked at killing of 3 sons of a Fatah loyalist official

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Source: CCTV.com | 12-12-2006 08:50

Unidentified gunmen have killed three sons of a Palestinian intelligence official loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas. The shooting occurred on Monday morning, after a car dropped off the children at school.

Abbas has condemned the killing as an ugly crime. Meanwhile, Hamas has denied any involvement and denounced the attack.

Thousands of Hamas supporters marched on Monday in Gaza to show their shock at the killing of the three children.

The children died after Palestinian gunmen pumped dozens of bullets into their car as it passed through a street crowded with schoolchildren. The children's father, Baha Balousheh, has been considered a leading enemy of Hamas. Balousheh was a Fatah loyalist, and a lead interrogator during a crackdown on Hamas, a decade ago.

Senior officials in the intelligence service -- loyal to the Fatah Party of President Mahmoud Abbas, blamed the Islamic militant group Hamas for the shooting. Abbas condemned the killing and urged the Minister of Interior to track the case.