A Palestinian from Syria was killed and another man wounded in an armed clash in the Beddawi refugee camp in the north Lebanon city of Tripoli overnight, the state-run National News Agency reported Friday.
The man was identified as Abu Yasser, a refugee who came to Lebanon after fleeing the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk near Damascus. Other media reports confirmed his identity and said he belonged to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command.
The causes of the clash remained unknown, according to the NNA, and it was not clear whether it was a continuation of a fight that took place few hours earlier between two families in the camp.
The earlier fight, which media reports said had left four people wounded, occurred between the Abu Foul and Iskandarani families over a construction-related dispute.
A joint force of armed Palestinian factions in the camp has been trying to prevent tensions from spreading, the NNA added.
The Daily Star
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