BEIRUT (Reuters) - Four people were killed and dozens wounded in renewed violence between rival groups in a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, with a senior Palestinian official flying in on Monday amid fears the bloodshed could spread.
Fighting resumed over the weekend after a month-long ceasefire and has killed four people, according to the United Nations' Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA).
At least two of them were civilians, a Lebanese security source and two Palestinian sources said.
One was killed on Saturday when a stray bullet from the clashes reached a town near the camp, the Lebanese security source said.
Ain el-Hilweh is the largest of 12 Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, hosting around 80,000 of up to 250,000 Palestinians countrywide, according to UNRWA.
Persons:
Fatah, Fighting, Ain, Naher, Maya Gebeily, Mark Heinrich
Organizations:
Palestinian, United Nations, UNRWA, Fatah, Security
Locations:
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Ain, Palestinian, Israel's, Sidon