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Posted on 05/13/2002 7:04:52 PM PDT by Clive
The Palestinian Authority minister in charge of relations with non-governmental organizations, Hassan Asfour, and his bodyguard, were beaten by five masked assailants Monday, in an assault described by a Palestinian official as a "criminal act".
Asfour was beaten close to his Ramallah home at around 9:00 P.M. Monday evening. The five called on the minister to stop and when he did not, he and his bodyguard were beaten.
The minister was taken to a hospital with light injuries, an aide to Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat said.
"This is a cowardly and dirty assault against minister Asfour," the aide, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, told Reuters at the hospital.
"The leadership considers this assault as a criminal act aimed against the Palestinian legitimacy and intended to create sedition among Palestinians," he said.
He said Arafat instructed Palestinian security forces to find the attackers and bring them to justice.
Moussa Abu Hmaid, head of government hospitals in the West Bank, said Asfour, a former peace negotiator with Israel, was in stable condition suffering from a fractured wrist and leg and a cut to the head. He said Asfour's bodyguard was also injured in the attack.
Say what?
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"This is a cowardly and dirty assault against minister Asfour," the aide, Ahmed Abdel-Rahman, told Reuters at the hospital.
"The leadership considers this assault as a criminal act aimed against the Palestinian legitimacy and intended to create sedition among Palestinians," he said.
Mr. Pot, meet Mr. Kettle.
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