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PALESTINE - Aug 24 - Hamas Beats Up Journalists.

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Members of the Hamas Security Force beat up journalists covering a demonstration held by the rival Fatah movement, briefly arresting four of them and confiscating their cameras in a sign of growing intolerance for political opposition. The Hamas men fired guns over the heads of the protesters and scuffled with Fatah members, who threw stones and bottles at a former Fatah security compound now controlled by Hamas. Palestinian local media sources reported that 15 of the protesters were wounded in the scuffle. The unrest signaled possible cracks in Hamas' two-month-old takeover of Gaza, with harassment of journalists and political opponents growing increasingly common. It was the second time in recent weeks that the group has clashed with Fatah protesters. Aug 24 scuffle followed the weekly Friday prayers in an open square in downtown Gaza City, called...

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