One killed, four wounded by bomb in Palestinian camp in south Lebanon
24/9/2008 17:44
One man was killed and four others were wounded when a bomb blew up
yesterday in Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon, local
Daily Star reported today.
A Palestinian named Munir Maqdah was quoted as
saying that the bomb exploded near Al-Nour mosque in the camp, where there is an
office belonging to the spokesman of the Islamic movement alliance Sheikh Jamal
al-Khattab.
The alliance is a group of Islamist factions that work with Fatah
movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in providing security in the
camp, according to the report.
Eyewitnesses said that gunfire was heard after
the bombing, as masked gunmen took to the streets blocking off access to the
scene.
Last week, three people were killed in clashes inside the camp between
Fatah Movement and Jund al-Sham, an Islamist group also a part of the Islamic
movement alliance.
The camp, which is over crowded as it hosts over 45,000
residents, has become a refugee camp for many fundamentalist Islamic
groups.
Xinhua
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