Palestinian Authority leader Yasser Arafat dismissed an official suspected of involvement in an illegal arms shipment. The Palestinian Authority said in a statement that Fuad Shubaki, in charge of military acquisitions for the Palestinian Authority, was dismissed following the recommendations of an internal inquiry into the arms smuggling operation.
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