BEIRUT: Clashes broke out in a Palestinian refugee camp near the southern Lebanese port of Sidon Monday, killing seven people, including the commander of an armed group, and wounding at least 10 others, Lebanese and Palestinian security officials said.
It was not clear what triggered the fighting in Mieh Mieh between supporters of a former commander of the mainstream Palestinian group Fatah and members of a rival armed group, Ansarullah.
The officials said heavy machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades were used in the fighting. They spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
Fighting is common between rival groups across Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps, which house about 450,000 Palestinian refugees and their descendants who were displaced by war since the 1948 creation of the state of Israel.
The nearby Ein el-Hilweh camp, Lebanon’s largest, is the scene of frequent bombings, assassinations and shootings among rival factions vying for control of the camp.
Clashes in south Lebanon Palestinian camp kill 7
Clashes in south Lebanon Palestinian camp kill 7
