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| Fatah militant killed, 6 wounded in Lebanon camp shootout |
| 2002-08-13 |
| A Fatah militant was killed and six others were wounded when gunmen believed to be rival Islamists fired on their headquarters at a Palestinian camp in south Lebanon. The gunmen raided the Fatah headquarters at the main entrance of the Ain al-Helweh camp at the outskirts of the southern port city of Sidon, using rocket-propelled grenades and assault-rifles. "A bunch o' the boys were whooping it up..." The Fatah militants at the headquarters and others at the nearby camp entrance checkpoint returned fire and clashed with the assailants for about 10 minutes. One Fatah militant was killed and six others were wounded in the exchange of fire. A wonderful time was had by all, except for the dead and maimed... Maher Shabayta, the Fatah representative in Ain al-Helweh, told AFP that "the exact identity of the gunmen is still unknown, but they came from the western side of the camp, which is under the control of Islamic movements." Golly. I thought those camps were supposed to be under the control of the UN? Kofi keeps saying they should be in charge of things... Tension has prevailed at the camp since Islamic groups were forced to hand over on July 16 Lebanese fundamentalist Badih Hamade, who was accused of killing three Lebanese army intelligence officers. Iced 'em, did he? Feh! A mere pecadillo. The inmates could have handled the problem internally with no fuss... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |