NABLUS, (PIC)-- Gen. Keith Dayton, the American security coordinator in the PA-run lands, has paid a secret visit to the city of Nablus and the Junaid prison where Hamas supporters are being held.

Dr. Jamal Muhaisen, the governor of Nablus, said that Dayton paid a previously undeclared visit to Nablus, the second in two weeks, and got informed on the security conditions especially after the entry of new batches of PA security elements into the city after attending security courses supervised by American officers in Jericho.

Muhaisen, in press statement, said that Dayton arrived to the city in his capacity as chairman of the international security committee.

He affirmed that Dayton met with security chiefs in the city and discussed with them progress of the security campaign then made a visit to the Junaid prison.