Hamas kidnaps top Fatah official in Gaza
Armed gunmen burst into the home of a top Fatah official in Gaza early Friday and abducted him, relatives said, making him the most senior Fatah politician to be locked up since Hamas forces overtook the territory in June.
A Hamas spokesman, Ihab al-Ghussein, confirmed that al-Ghoul was detained and is being interrogated for illegal activities. Omar Al-Ghoul is an adviser to Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and is considered a harsh critic of Hamas and has a regular newspaper column in which he frequently attacks the Islamic movement. (AP)
