By Xinhua,
Gaza : The Egyptian security forces arrested at the Gaza-Egypt border three Palestinian suspects who were involved in Friday’s bombing attack on a Hamas car, a pro-Hamas daily said Sunday.
The pro-Hamas daily “Palestine” quoted high-ranking security sources in Gaza as saying that the Egyptian security forces arrested three Palestinians who were trying to cross the borders on Saturday night to escape to Egypt.
According to the sources, the three Palestinians are residents of Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City. The sources could not give their identity, said the paper.
The sources added that the three confessed to the Egyptians that they were involved in the bombing attack on a Hamas vehicle near Gaza beach on Friday, which killed five Hamas militants and one eight-year-old girl and wounded 20 others.
They told the Egyptian security forces that they were trying to escape from Gaza for fear of being executed by Hamas forces if arrested. No more details were given by the daily.
Following the attack on Hamas car, Hamas cracked down on rival Fatah movement of President Mahmoud Abbas and detained around 160 people.
Hamas forces took control of the Gaza Strip in June 2007, following weeks of armed clashes with rival Fatah militants, which left at least 120 people killed and dozens injured.