April 2, 2008

Palestinian University Closes Temporarily After Violent Clashes on Its Campus

By Matthew Kalman

Jerusalem

Classes have been suspended at Al-Azhar University in Gaza City until Thursday after violent clashes on Monday that were blamed on supporters of Hamas.

The university is regarded as one of the last bastions in Gaza of the Fatah movement, which is headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The rival Hamas group, which controls the Palestinian parliament, seized power in Gaza last year.

According to witnesses of Monday's clashes, Hamas supporters, including

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