Hamas gunman dies of wounds from Gaza clashes (AFP)

GAZA CITY (AFP) - A fighter from the armed wing of the Islamist Hamas movement died on Wednesday from wounds suffered during Palestinian factional clashes this week, medics and the group said. The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement that 22-year-old Ahmed Musa al-Tarak died after being "shot by suspicious men while discharging his national duty in imposing law and order" without providing further details. Another five Hamas fighters were wounded overnight in an apparent accidental explosion at a training camp near the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, medics said. Witnesses said Tarak was one of six people wounded on Sunday in clashes between the Army of Islam -- a shadowy armed group believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda -- and Hamas-run security forces who had come to arrest them. Hamas has been waging a massive... [read full story]