Suspect in al-Lino Bodyguard Murder Released

A Palestinian, who was suspected of being behind the assassination of Palestinian Armed Struggle chief Mahmoud Issa, has been released, reported Voice of Lebanon radio on Friday.

Abed Abdullah al-Ghazi was released after the Lebanese judiciary interrogated him over his role in the murder of Amer Fustoq.

He has since headed to the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon.

Celebratory gunfire was heard in the camp soon after the news of Ghazi’s release.

Fustoq was killed on December 18 when a masked gunman opened fire on him.

Immediately after his killing, Issa, who goes by the nom de guerre of al-Lino, accused the remnants of extremist groups Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam of involvement in the assassination.

On August 5, al-Lino himself escaped an assassination attempt by two members of Jund al-Sham.

Al-Lino’s Fatah Movement has warned that Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam have become like an “octopus” that is seeking wider influence in the camp through recruiting young members.