Two Palestinians were killed after gunmen fired at Mahmoud Abbas’ entourage as it was visiting Yasser Arafat’s memorial in the Gaza Strip. Associated Press footage showed about 20 men entering the mourning tent Sunday where Abbas, Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan and other key Palestinian leaders had come to mourn for Arafat.
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