Naharnet

Tensions in Ain el-Helweh as security forces member assassinated

Tensions engulfed the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh in Sidon on Monday after a member of the Palestinian National Security Force was shot dead.

Annahar newspaper identified the slain member as Yassine Akl, saying he was killed in “the Ras al-Ahmar area that is controlled by Islamist militants.”

The camp had witnessed violent clashes around 10 months ago between the Palestinian National Security Force and members of hardline Islamist groups.

Source: Naharnet


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