AP pix as Hamas take over Preventive Security offices

(14 Jun 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of onlookers on road outside the Fatah-allied Preventive Security Headquarters
2. Masked Hamas gunmen firing into the air outside garage, local youths running away
3. Various of area outside the building, onlookers and gunmen, Hamas flags flying on rooftop
4. Car carrying Hamas flag parked on road with bonnet opened
5. People carrying away property believed to be looted from building
6. Pan from across scene with gunmen and local residents
7. Men entering offices
8. Debris inside offices
9. Close-up of shell on floor
10. Gunmen going upstairs as men come down, carrying computers and other property from the offices
11. Tracking shot through corridor showing debris on the floor
12. A Hamas fighter carrying an RPG (Rocket Propelled Grenade) launcher
13. Various of Hamas gunmen in the back of a truck
14. Close up of the gunmen, holding guns aloft
15. Wide of smoke coming out of building window
16. Wide of people coming out of compound
17. Close up of smoke billowing out of window
18. Various of trucks carrying Hamas fighters holding Hamas flags driving along road
19. Crowd outside Preventive Security headquarters, Hamas flags on a watch tower
20. Close of smoke coming out of window
21. Wide of onlookers
22. Various of Hamas flag on rooftop
23. Smoke pouring out of building window
24. Various of Hamas fighters with a missile
25. Another missile being carried to the spot and laid on ground
26. Pan across rooms in building showing damaged and burning furniture
27. Wide of Preventive Security building
28. Mid of fighters and missiles in back of truck
29. Gunmen in the streets
30. Wide of skyline, UPSOUND: Sirens and gunfire
STORYLINE:
Hamas fighters overran one of the rival Fatah movement's most important security installations in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, and witnesses alleged the victors dragged gunmen from the building and executed them in the street.
The capture of the Preventive Security headquarters was a major step forward in Hamas' attempts to complete its takeover of all of Gaza.
In all, 14 fighters and civilians were killed and 80 wounded in the battle for the complex, bringing the day's death toll to 25 by mid-afternoon, hospital and security officials said.
Fatah said seven of its fighters were shot to death outside the Preventive Security building.
As Hamas took this major battle spoil, the Palestine Liberation Organisation's top body recommended that Abbas declare a state of emergency and dismantle Fatah's governing coalition with Hamas.
Meanwhile, militants and civilians were looting the Preventive Security compound, hauling out computers, documents, office equipment, furniture and TVs.
Hamas had been tightening its ring around the Preventive Security complex for three days, and stepped up its assault late on Wednesday, with a barrage of bullets, grenades, mortar rounds and land mines that continued until the compound fell.
Electricity and telephone lines were cut, and roads leading to the complex were blocked.
Hamas claimed it confiscated two cars filled with arms sent as reinforcements.
Hamas was also training its guns on Thursday at three other key command centres in Gaza City, one of which was the National Security compound.
In a broadcast on Hamas radio, Hamas fighters demanded that Fatah surrender the National Security compound by mid-afternoon.
Light clashes were taking place there when the ultimatum was delivered.
Rocket-propelled grenades were also being fired toward Abbas' Gaza compound, provoking return fire from his presidential guard.

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