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| Lebanon army eases siege of Palestinian camp... |
| 2002-09-06 |
| The army eased its siege of a Palestinian refugee camp in eastern Lebanon and negotiated with camp leaders to hand over those who shot dead a soldier in a clash two days ago. The troops, backed by armored vehicles, eased the noose around the al-Jalil refugee camp near the ancient city of Baalbek, allowing residents to enter and leave the small shantytown through checkpoints. Shops and businesses in the camp, home to some 4,000 refugees, also re-opened Friday. Hey! They can't do that! They're not Israelis... The army besieged it following a clash on Wednesday with a radical Palestinian faction that left one soldier and three Palestinian civilians dead and 14 others wounded. Sounds like the Paleos thought they were, doesn't it? Lebanese authorities have demanded that those who shot at troops during the clash be handed over, something so far rejected by camp leaders, though talks are continuing between the two sides, Palestinians said. "Hand him over just for shootin' up a few soldiers? Why would we do that?" Both sides are coordinating with the Syrians, who "Pretty please? Can we? Huh?" Early Wednesday, fighting erupted when troops stormed into the office of the Fatah Revolutionary Council (FRC) in the camp to arrest a wanted man, in the army's first entry into a Palestinian camp in 32 years. Starting to get tired of the baloney, are we? Now that Abu Nidal is dead, anyway. Is the rock still on his grave? They seized a large quantity of assault rifles, ammunition and documents from the FRC office, which was empty at the time. The elk in the area are just getting out of control. They need thinned... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |