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Palestinian member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a loosely affiliated militant group linked to the Fatah party loyal to president Mahmud Abbas, points his rifle during clashes with militants from the ruling-Hamas movement in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, 22 December 2006. Six Palestinians were wounded, including two seriously, in Hamas-Fatah clashes, medics and witnesses said. The fight erupted when Fatah loyalists tried to prevent ruling party Hamas supporters from organizing a celebration to mark the 19th anniversary of the Islamic Resistance Movement. AFP PHOTO/JAAFAR ASHTIYEH