[An Nahar] At least one Paleostinian was killed and several people, including three Lebanese soldiers, were maimed on Monday in festivities that erupted between the Lebanese army and residents of the Paleostinian refugee camp of Nahr al-Bared during the funeral of Ahmed Qassem, who was killed during unrest at the camp on Friday.
An official speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
told Agence La Belle France Presse that "one Paleostinian refugee was killed and seven others were maimed" by gunfire.
The Lebanese Army Command said in a statement that the three soldiers were maimed in the festivities.
The army used "tear gas and rubber bullets, and then fired live rounds at people who insisted on attacking (a military post), leading to several of the attackers being injured," said the statement.
It added that youths threw Molotov cocktails at the soldiers and torched an army vehicle as well as part of the military post.
A camp resident said soldiers had opened fire on the youths without provocation.
"The situation in the camp has been tense for days," another camp resident told AFP. "Both the army and the youths were provoking each other. We fear something bigger is being prepared, because the army is deploying in large numbers around the camp now."
Al-Manar television said that the residents surrounded an army vehicle before setting it on fire.
Conflicting reports have emerged over the number of injuries, with LBC television saying that four people were maimed and al-Manar television saying around 10 were maimed.