Checkpoint gunfire holds up Mecca pilgrims

Gunfire erupted at an Israel-Gaza checkpoint where Palestinians were about to cross at the beginning of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca today.

Checkpoint gunfire holds up Mecca pilgrims
Wed, 05 Jan, 2005 - 10:39

Gunfire erupted at an Israel-Gaza checkpoint where Palestinians were about to cross at the beginning of an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca today.

An armed Palestinian was killed.

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