The ex-convicts were armed and had attempted to break into PA offices in order to demand that the ruling authority provide them with jobs. In the ensuing scuffle, one person was killed and three others wounded.
In another incident indicative of the growing anarchy in the PA, eight PA troops and two armed men were wounded in a shoot-out with criminals in Dir Al Balah, south of Gaza City.
The PA interior office reported that the shoot-out began when one of the troops attempted to arrest a criminal suspect. One of the wounded PA soldiers was listed in serious condition.
Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz expressed skepticism on Sunday as to whether the PA elections could take place as scheduled on January 25, due to the anarchy spreading in PA-controlled areas of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza.
In another incident indicative of the growing anarchy in the PA, eight PA troops and two armed men were wounded in a shoot-out with criminals in Dir Al Balah, south of Gaza City.
The PA interior office reported that the shoot-out began when one of the troops attempted to arrest a criminal suspect. One of the wounded PA soldiers was listed in serious condition.
Defense Minister Sha'ul Mofaz expressed skepticism on Sunday as to whether the PA elections could take place as scheduled on January 25, due to the anarchy spreading in PA-controlled areas of Judea, Samaria, and Gaza.