Masked gunmen opened fire Tuesday on the house of a Palestinian Cabinet member who has harshly criticized Yasser Arafat. The apparent target of the attack, Nabil Abu Amr, has been openly critical of the Palestinian Authority president and reportedly was involved in efforts to appoint a Palestinian prime minister to share power with Arafat.
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