Five Wounded in IED Explosion in Ain el-Hilweh

Al least five people were wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated in Ain el-Hilweh camp near the southern city of Sidon, the state-run National News Agency reported on Thursday.

"The explosion took place in the Fawqani street in the camp's al-Manshieh neighborhood,” the NNA detailed.

It added: “The wounded were transferred to Sidon's hospitals and the camp's health centers for treatment.”

"Calm has been restored in Ain el-Hilweh after the explosion.”

Meanwhile, LBCI television had said that seven people were wounded when the IED detonated, noting that the camp's Security Committee convened following the incident.

By long-standing convention, the Lebanese army does not enter the country's 12 refugee camps, leaving security inside to the Palestinians themselves.

Ain el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian camp in the country, is home to about 50,000 refugees who live in dire conditions and is known to harbor extremists and fugitives.