At the very least six folks have been killed and 7 others wounded in clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp close to the southern port metropolis of Sidon, Palestinian officers mentioned.
The Palestinian faction Fatah in a press release on Sunday confirmed the dying of commander Ashraf al-Armouchi and 4 of his “comrades” throughout a “heinous operation”.
The assertion denounced an “abominable and cowardly crime” aimed toward undermining the “safety and stability” of the Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
Palestinian officers, talking on situation of anonymity in keeping with laws, mentioned the combating broke out in Ein el-Hilweh camp after an unknown gunman tried to assassinate armed group member Mahmoud Khalil, killing a companion of his as an alternative, The Related Press information company reported.
The United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees within the Close to East (UNRWA) put the dying toll at six, and Lebanon’s state-run Nationwide Information Company mentioned two youngsters have been amongst these wounded.
the camp is dwelling to some 55,000 folks.
Al Jazeera’s Johnny Tanios stories from Sidon in Southern Lebanon.
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