Militants from the newly-formed Palestinian group, Fatah Islam, briefly kidnapped three Lebanese policemen to a refugee camp in north Lebanon Monday, the state-run National News Agency reported. The incident took place at around 9 a.m. (07:00 GMT) when the Fatah Islam gunmen intercepted the police patrol at the entrance to the refugee camp of Nahr Al-Bared, seized the vehicle and kidnapped the three officers, according to the report. The three police officers were "released later," said the report, without disclosing the fate of the police vehicle.
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon said late in November, about 200 Fatah Islam militants have arrived in the country. It said the militants first joined the Damascus-based Fatah-Intifada, but later broke away to form the Fatah Islam. |