Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday extended condolences over the death of two palestinian girls who were murdered in North Carolina.
Abbas phoned Mohamed Abu-Salha, the father of two slain girls, extending condolences.
Three college students were shot to death in their home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Tuesday night near the University of North Carolina in what officials say may be a hate crime.
Diaa Shaddy Barakat, 23; his wife, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21; and her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, were gunned down in their Chapel Hill home.