Revenge Killing Sparks Riots in Nablus

(Jerusalem Post) Khaled Abu Toameh - In a revenge killing in Nablus Tuesday, PA police officer Samer Bishawi opened fire at Aksa Martyrs Brigades leader Abu Jubran, killing him instantly. Abu Jubran's friends later went on a rampage in Nablus, burning down shops and houses owned by Bishawi's family. Abu Jubran, 32, was on Israel's wanted list, and sources said he had murdered Bishawi's older brother. Three weeks ago, the head of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service in Dahariya, south of Hebron, was killed in what was described as an act of revenge.


2003-03-14 00:00:00

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