Palestinian police break into parliament, firing weapons

About two dozen Palestinian policemen broke into the Palestinian parliament building today, firing in the air to protest what they said was the humiliation police were facing because of attacks by Hamas militants.

In clashes between police and Hamas in Gaza City and the nearby Shati refugee camp yesterday, Hamas gunmen attacked the local police station with assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades. The camp’s deputy police chief, Ali Makawi, was killed in the fighting.