HEBRON, West Bank, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's security forces raided a Hamas bomb factory and arrested 11 members of the rival Islamist faction in the West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, a senior police officer said. The raid was part of a law-and-order drive pursued by Abbas in the West Bank since he broke with Hamas over its seizure of the Gaza Strip last year and revived peacemaking with Israel. Ramadan Awad, chief of the Palestinian Authority police in Hebron, said more than 100 kg (220 lbs) of explosives were seized along with ammunition and homemade firearms. "The factory was preparing bombs which would have been used against us and against the will of the Palestinians," he told Reuters. A Hamas official in Hebron said the targeted building had no links to the Islamic faction . Abbas has also deployed Palestinian security forces in other major West Bank cities like Nablus and Jenin. (Reporting by Haitham al-Tamimi, Writing by Dan Williams; Editing by Charles Dick)
Israeli riot policemen patrol the streets after clashes in Israel's northern coastal city of Acre October 10, 2008. Police used tear gas and water cannon to try and stamp out clashes ...
