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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/651087.html
Fatah Officials May Nullify Primary Election Results
(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - Senior Fatah officials are trying to nullify the recent primary elections in the West Bank and Gaza, and set up a committee to create a list of the movement's parliamentary candidates. Sources close to Mahmoud Abbas reported that he would head a 35-strong panel of Fatah leaders to determine the final list. The drive to cancel the primaries began after Monday's election fiasco in the Gaza Strip where gunmen took over several polling stations. Five polling booths were set ablaze and 10 others were fired at in Rafah. Mass brawls erupted between gunmen from various Fatah groups in Khan Yunis, Abasan, and Bani Suhila, while similar incidents took place in al-Bureij, Muasi, Dir al-Balah, Beit Lahia, and Beit Hanun.