Seven dead in Gaza fighting - security source

Tuesday, May 15, 2007, 15:20 [IST]

GAZA, May 15 (Reuters) At least seven members of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas's Presidential Guard were killed today in an attack by Hamas gunmen near Gaza's Karni commercial crossing with Israel, security officials said.

Hamas gunmen had attacked the guards' training base near the crossing in a fifth day of mounting factional fighting.

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