Palestinian gunmen fire at Canadian, German diplomatic missions in the West Bank

Disgruntled Palestinian gunmen sprayed bullets at foreign diplomatic offices and a local bank Thursday night, but caused no casualties as all the buildings were empty at the time, Palestinian security officials said.

The men, militants fearing attack or arrest by Israel, had been holed up at the Ramallah complex housing the headquarters of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas after taking refuge there following a January 4 raid in the city by undercover troops in which four Palestinian civilians were killed and more than two dozen wounded. (AP)