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Child Killed, One Person Injured During Clashes in Palestinian Camp in Lebanon

© AFP 2023 / RAMZI HAIDAR Palestinian children pose with placards in front of burning tires during a protest in the Ein el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp (File)
Palestinian children pose with placards in front of burning tires during a protest in the Ein el-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp (File) - Sputnik International
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A child was killed and one more person was injured by sniper bullets during clashes that erupted in Ein el-Helweh, the largest Palestinian camp in Lebanon, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A child was killed and one more person was injured during clashes that erupted in Ein el-Helweh, the largest Palestinian camp in Lebanon, local media reported on Tuesday.

Both victims were reportedly hit by sniper bullets, the National News Agency reported.

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Later in the day, the clashes renewed, causing more injuries and resulting in a fire near the al-Farouq mosque that urged a number of families to leave their houses and schools to close till the end of the day.

The causes of the clashes remain unknown.

The Ein el-Helweh refugee camp was established near the Lebanese city of Sidon by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1948 amid the first Arab-Israeli War.

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