A number of Palestinian citizens suffered injuries during violent armed clashes at dawn Saturday between gunmen and scores of Palestinian Authority (PA) security personnel in Balata refugee camp in Nablus.
The violent events have been taking place since one o’clock in the morning according to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter in Nablus
Eyewitnesses told the PIC reporter that the violence broke out after a large number of security forces and presidential guards stormed at dawn some Balata neighborhoods occupied several houses and deployed snipers on rooftops describing the gunfight as the most violent since a long time.
Local sources also reported that several citizens including a member of the security forces were wounded and rushed to Rafidia hospital during the confrontations.
They noted that the security man lost one of his eyes while one of the wounded citizens suffered a head injury after he was severally beaten in the events.
Meanwhile several local women rallied on the streets of the camp in protest at the security campaign in the camp.
