Top Fatah Official Assassinated in Ain el-Hilweh
Unknown assailants on Monday assassinated a high-ranking Fatah Movement official in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern city of Sidon.
“Fatah Movement official Brig. Gen. Jamil Zeidan died of his wounds after he was shot by unidentified gunmen in the al-Fawqani area,” state-run National News Agency said.
It noted that he succumbed to his wounds at a Sidon hospital and that cautious calm was engulfing the camp.
According to LBCI television, two masked gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at Zeidan.
A Fatah camp official told Agence France Presse that Zeidan was shot in front of his home.
"He was transferred to a health center but was pronounced dead on arrival," the official added, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity.
A camp medic said Zeidan had been sprayed with at least 15 bullets.
Voice of Lebanon radio (100.5) said tensions surged and armed men deployed in the streets in the wake of the murder.
On February 2, Wissam Abul Kel, a member of Fatah, died after masked men shot him near the camp's grocery market.
Ain el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian camp in the country, is home to about 50,000 refugees and is known to harbor extremists and fugitives.
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the thumbing down brigade back at work. Good job southern to you and your friends)
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here is some more setarian poetry for you NAHARNET.
Here is another lovely comment justifying our Christian nuns by the Salafist and Sunni extremist pajama boy. And You don't think this user should be suspended for such a crude and disgusting statement. He is justifying the kidnapping of our nuns. Can everyone here please comment on user name pajama boy. All you M14er who support the comments of pajama boy are coming out in hordes to condemn his cowardly statement. I am proud of you.
ibinharithreik has been posting sectarian comment since birth. Now please tell me why you allow such filth to post on here.
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Southern,
The Lebanese army should also take full control of the south.
We are thinking the armed group they have done a great job. But time to move on & leave it to the army.
The wasting of lives could also be saved. Take Jordan.... Egypt as an e ample.
Israel only recognises state governments not armed groups. Ie HAMAS & others
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Thanking * example *
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Are you shia?
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what do you expect, he is james bond!
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probably israelis continuing their assassinations campaign, taking advantage of the chaotic situation... and sending their goons here to make jokes and act as if it is nothing.
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Good job.
Another red line ?