 NABLUS, West Bank - A member of the ruling Fatah factionÂ’s campaign team in the largest West Bank city was shot dead on Tuesday on the eve of the Palestinian general election, security and medical sources said. | Yummm, pass the butter, please |
Ahmed Hassuneh, 36, who was working on the campaign for FatahÂ’s main candidate in Nablus, Ghassan al-Shakaa, was shot in the head in the early hours after confronting gunmen who had opened fire on his house. | "Hey, stop shooting at my... BANG! ..house..rosebud " |
Several of ShakaaÂ’s billboards have been sabotaged in recent days in the build-up to WednesdayÂ’s general election which sees Fatah facing a first major challenge to its grip on power from the Islamist movement Hamas. Shakaa, a member of the Palestine Liberation OrganisationÂ’s ruling executive committee, resigned as mayor of Nablus in 2004 in protest at the security chaos which had made parts of the northern city no go areas after nightfall. |