Lebanon

Bomb blast, gunfire hit Lebanon’s Sidon, leave casualties

338062_Gunmen-Lebanon- SidonA bomb blast and heavy gunfire have hit the southern Lebanese city of Sidon, leaving several casualties Press TV reports.

On Tuesday, the bomb went off during the funeral of a member of Palestinian Fatah movement at a cemetery near the Palestinian Refugee Camp of Ain al-Hilweh.

No one has been killed from the Fattah movement in the attack, but several people including former Fattah chief in Lebanon were injured.

According to the report, the person who planted the bomb has been killed.

The explosion also damaged a car parked near the camp.

According to Press TV’s correspondent in the Lebanese capital Beirut, tensions remain high in the camp.

The Palestinian Ain al-Hilweh camp has become a hub for terrorist groups such as al-Nusra Front and other al-Qaeda-linked groups.

Moreover, heavy gunfire has been heard in three different areas in the city.

Over the past weeks, the Lebanese capital has been also the scene of deadly terrorist attacks.

On November 19, two blasts outside Iran Embassy in the southern neighborhood of Janah in Beirut left at least 25 people dead, including six Iranian nationals, and wounded over 150 others.

The first explosion took place when a bomber blew his explosives near the gate of the embassy, and the second blast happened just meters away when a car bomb went off.

An al-Qaeda-linked group, Abdullah Azzam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the twin bombings.

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