Furious protesters demand Abbas quit

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A mob of up to 2,000 furious Fatah supporters took to the streets Friday, burning cars, firing guns and demanding the resignation of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas after their party's election trouncing by the militant group Hamas.

Abbas, the Palestinian Authority president, was in the West Bank, where he called on Hamas to form a new government after its election landslide snatched power from Fatah's ruling old guard this week.

Protesters swarmed around Abbas' home in Gaza City, shooting guns in the air and accusing him of being a "collaborator" with Israel.

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