(AKI) - One person was killed after rival Palestinian factions clashed in Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp on Monday.The clashes took place in the camp of Ein al-Hilwe between members of Fatah and the Sunni Jund al-Sham (Army of Greater Syria) movement, Lebanese daily An Nahar reported. Issam al-Biqqai, a member of Jund al-Sham was reportedly killed by two Fatah militants. Militants then took to the streets armed with automatic rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
It is not the first time both movements have fought each other in the camp, one of 12 throughout Lebanon and the most populous one, housing over 70,000 inhabitants. Jund al-Sham is believed to be ideologically aligned with Al-Qaeda.
Last Friday, a Jordanian security official quoted by several media outlets, said that Al-Qaeda representatives had effectively infiltrated the camp. Reports say the Lebanese army had taken up positions at the entrance of the camp just metres away from the fighting.