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Gaza City: Hamas militants detained 32 Fatah supporters across Gaza, half of them after breaking up a bachelor's party and beating guests with clubs and chairs, Fatah officials and witnesses said Saturday. Ten people were hurt.
Five Fatah supporters were arrested in the northern town of Beit Hanoun, Fatah said, after Hamas security men broke up a bachelor's party for a Fatah loyalist on Friday.
TV footage showed a small outdoor stage, decorated with Palestinian flags and loudspeakers playing Fatah songs in praise of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his predecessor, the late Yasser Arafat. Dozens of young men were in the area.
At one point, four jeeps carrying Hamas security drove toward the stage at high speed. The Hamas gunmen jumped off and marched toward the guests, firing in the air.
The Executive Force, the Hamas militia policing Gaza, said it stopped the celebration because guests shot in the air, disturbing the peace, and confirmed four arrests. Fatah activists denied anyone had fired in the air.
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