By Xinhua
Gaza : An explosion ripped through a Hamas member’s car in southern Gaza city Saturday in the first internal violence targeting the Islamic movement since its takeover of the enclave in June, Hamas sources said.
The blast wholly damaged the vehicle which was parked in front of the owner’s house, said the sources, without disclosing the identity of the Hamas member.
The sources accused “anonymous persons” of putting the bomb beneath the car and setting it off before dawn.
The incident took place following a day of clashes between Hamas police force and supporters of rival Fatah movement whom Hamas drove from power in mid June.
Supporters of President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement started to pray at weekly Friday congregation outside mosques in Gaza, as a protest against Hamas.
The interior ministry of the deposed Hamas-led coalition administration, which seeks to impose law and order in the enclave, said it is considering to ban outdoor “political prayers and gatherings that Fatah holds in public places”.