The acting head of the Palestinian intelligence services was seriously wounded Wednesday when gunmen opened fire at his convoy and killed one of bodyguards in Gaza City, security and medical sources said. The attack targetted intelligence chief Tareq Abu Rajab's convoy near the Shatti refugee camp in the west of the city as it headed towards his local headquarters. Rajab was wounded in the chest and had been transferred for treatment at Gaza City's main Al-Shiffa hospital.
| Ahhh... A sucking chest wound... |
| Good chance it will be septic, too ... |
Three other people were also injured in the attack, two of whom were said to be in a serious condition, the sources added. The dead bodyguard was named as Khamis Abdel Jawad. Rajab has been at the helm of the intelligence services since previous incumbent Amin Al-Hindi resigned in July after a series of kidnappings in the territory. |