Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sept 5, SPA -- An anti-government protesterupted into an armed battle between rival Palestinianforces on Monday, in the latest sign of chaos in the GazaStrip ahead of Israel's pullout from the area. The unemployed protesters had gathered for a secondstraight day outside a municipal building demanding jobsand began pelting riot police with rocks, according to a report of The Associated Press. Police responded by firing tear gas and bullets into theair. But witnesses said the situation was spinning out ofcontrol, with rival security forces firing at each other.--SPA1305 Local Time 1005 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/287215