MENL: "PA Officers behind kidnapping"

Thugs playing musical chairs basically:

Officers of Palestinian Authority security services were said to play a major role in the spate of abductions of Westerners in the Gaza Strip.

Officials said an Interior Ministry investigation concluded that members of the security services targeted and participated in recent kidnappings. They said several officers have already been arrested.

"There has been a commitment to crack down on abductions, which have prevented foreign investment with the PA," an official said.

Over the past six months, at least three Western journalists have been abducted in the Gaza Strip. Over the last few weeks, the threat of abduction has spread to the West Bank.

Tags: PA, Israel, kidnappings, security services