[An Nahar] Tensions were high on Wednesday in the Ain al-Hilweh Paleostinian refugee camp after unknown gunnies assassinated one of the bodyguards of Paleostinian Armed Struggle chief Mahmoud Issa, who goes by the nom de guerre al-Lino, several televisions reported.The slain bodyguard was identified as Ashraf al-Qaderi.
On August 5 al-Lino himself beat feet an liquidation attempt by two members of the hardline Islamist group Jund al-Sham.
Al-Lino's Fatah Movement has warned that Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam
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, another bad boy group, have become like an "octopus" that is seeking wider influence in the camp through recruiting young members.
Al-Lino announced on August 8 that it was time to clear Ein el-Hellhole and other Paleostinian camps from beturbanned goons threatening the Paleostinian people.
By long-standing convention, the Lebanese army does not enter the country's 12 refugee camps, leaving security inside to the Paleostinians themselves.
Ain al-Hilweh, the largest Paleostinian camp in the country, is home to about 50,000 refugees and is known to harbor gun-hung tough guys and runaways.
The United Nations
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Relief and Works Agency for Paleostinian refugees (UNRWA) estimates that some 425,000 Paleostinian refugees are living in Leb. Others, however, estimate the number to be closer to 250,000.