Two killed in clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017

A Palestinian Fatah fighter walks through a hole in a wall inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon, August 23, 2017. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho

SIDON, Lebanon (Reuters) - Two members of the Palestinian group Fatah were killed in clashes with Islamist groups in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Wednesday, medical sources said, bringing the number of dead to six in nearly a week of fighting.

The two sides later agreed a ceasefire deal, Palestinian officials said, as a security force spread out to the areas of fighting.

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