DAR AL HARB/ISLAM - ISRAEL/HOLY LAND: HAMAS MAY USE BOMBS IN ITS ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE WEST BANK...IT WILL ALSO GO AFTER 'ISRAELI SPIES' IN GAZA

Zahar: Hamas will pursue 'Israeli spies'

Hamas will go after "Israeli spies" in Gaza and might use bombs in its struggle with Fatah in the West Bank, a leading Hamas hardliner in Gaza was quoted as saying Saturday.

The comments by Mahmoud Zahar, a founding member of Hamas, suggested that his group's offer of amnesty to Fatah members was not ironclad and that Hamas would try to destabilize the Fatah-controlled West Bank.

Zahar, who is close to the Hamas military wing, spoke in an interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel. His comments were published on the magazine's Web site.

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