Hamas arrests 6 hard-line Islamists in Gaza
The Gaza Strip's Hamas government says it has arrested six militant extremists suspected of stealing weapons, plotting attacks. Hamas' Interior Ministry said Thursday that four men were charged with stealing rockets belonging to Palestinian militants and two others had tried to attack targets in Gaza.
The statement described the men as "extremists calling themselves Salafis," a reference to Muslims following a hard-line version of Islamic law. It didn't say when the men were arrested. Shadowy Salafi groups oppose the Islamic militant group Hamas' rule of Gaza, seeing it as too moderate. (AP)
