One killed, 13 injured in clashes in Palestinian camp in Lebanon

At least one person has been killed and 13 others injured in clashes between rival factions in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon.

The fighting broke out at Ain al-Hilweh camp near the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday night and continued on Tuesday.

The violence began after a member of Fatah al-Islam group was shot and wounded in what appeared to be a family feud. The shots killed a passer-by and injured five others.

At least 8 people were injured on Tuesday in clashes that saw fighters use machineguns and rocket-propelled-grenades.

The Lebanese army deployed reinforcements to the edges of the camp following the clashes, but troops did not enter the premises under an agreement between the army and Palestinian groups that prevents them from entering Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon.

Ain al-Hilweh is Lebanon’s largest Palestinian camp housing more than 45,000 people.