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The Hamas-run... Email Print Factbox Factbox: Al Qaeda's affiliates in Hamas-ruled Gaza Fri, Apr 15 2011 Related News Hundreds in Gaza honor slain Italian activist Mon, Apr 18 2011 Qaeda sympathizers kill abducted Italian activist Fri, Apr 15 2011 Body of Italian found in Gaza Strip house-Hamas Thu, Apr 14 2011 Gaza group threatens to execute abducted Italian Thu, Apr 14 2011 Related Topics World » Members of Hamas' security forces hold back Palestinians reacting after the coffin of Italian activist Vittorio Arrigoni was taken out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City April 18, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mohammed Salem By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA | Tue Apr 19, 2011 2:20pm EDT GAZA (Reuters) - Hamas security forces in Gaza stormed a building where killers of a pro-Palestinian Italian activist were hiding on Tuesday and two of the al Qaeda-inspired fugitives died in the raid, Hamas said. The Hamas-run government said one of the dead militants, a Jordanian, had shot himself after throwing a grenade that killed the second as the security forces burst into the building in the central Gaza Strip where the fugitives had been hiding. Three members of the Hamas security forces were also wounded in the battle to capture Vittorio Arrigoni's killers, part of a jihadist Salafist group which had abducted the Italian to press their demand for Hamas to release their jailed leader. Arrigoni was kidnapped on Thursday and found strangled on Friday. Another of the main suspects in his killing was captured alive, together with three group members who had been in the building at the time but not been identified as culprits. Hamas security forces had surrounded the four-storey building in the Nuseirat refugee camp earlier in the day, cordoned off the area and traded gunfire with the militants holed up inside. An attempt to negotiate their surrender had failed. At least four explosions and heavy gunfire were heard by witnesses as the Hamas security forces stormed the building. SALAFISTS The militants were jihadist Salafists who espouse a more radical form of political Islam than Hamas and appear to be attracting recruits, including from among Hamas ranks. Arrigoni's killing posed an unprecedented challenge to Hamas, which has governed Gaza since it seized control of the coastal territory from forces loyal to U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. "Vittorio's killing was meant to show Hamas was not in full control of the security situation and therefore the speed of action against the group was meant to show that they are still in control," said Hani Habib, a political analyst. "Hamas was enthusiastic about catching or killing this group and they did not spare any effort to do so," he said. Arrigoni's death caused outrage among ordinary Palestinians in Gaza. He was known for helping local fishermen and farmers. Arrigoni, 36, had lived in Gaza since arriving in 2008 aboard a humanitarian aid boat that Israel had admitted despite imposing a blockade on the tiny coastal territory. Hamas forces were already holding two suspects in his killing. Hundreds of Palestinians took part in a symbolic funeral for Arrigoni on Monday. The Hamas government, which is deeply hostile to Israel, had denounced the kidnapping and killing as an attempt to harm international solidarity with Gaza. Arrigoni was the first foreigner to be abducted in Gaza since BBC journalist Alan Johnston, who was held for 114 days by another al Qaeda-inspired group. He was released in 2007. 1 2 Next World Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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