3 Dead, 4 Hurt as Asbat al-Ansar Militant Assassinated in Ain el-Hilweh
A member of the extremist group Asbat al-Ansar was shot dead in Sidon's Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh on Wednesday, sparking violence that resulted in the death of two other people and the wounding of four others, the National News Agency reported.
At the junction of the camp's vegetable market, unknown gunmen opened fired at Samer Hmeid, also known as Samer Nejmeh, and the Palestinian Abed Saleh, which resulted in the death of Hmeid on the spot and the wounding of Saleh.
Media reports later said that Saleh had succumbed to his wounds.
NNA later said that the Palestinian Mahmoud Ibrahim Abu al-Yaman was also killed and that four other people were injured, identifying them as Palestinian woman Alia Hourani, Palestinian-Syrian Fatah Movement member Mohammed Kerbaj, and the Palestinians Omar Jamal Hamad and Omar Jamal Shreidi who belong to hardline Islamist groups.
Tension soared in the camp after the assassination, where schools, shops and UNRWA institutions shut down.
National Palestinian and Islamic factions in the camp held an urgent meeting to dwell on the security condition following the assassination of Hmeid, NNA said.
Source: Naharnet
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