A man walks past a poster of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Shatila Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut. Feb. 7, 2024. (Credit: João Sousa/L'Orient Today)
Clashes erupted in Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp located in Beirut, on Monday, L'Orient Today's correspondent reported. The information was confirmed without further details by an informed security source.
Some residents of the camp had to flee due to the intensity of the clashes, our correspondent reported.
Palestinian faction sources inside the camp were not responsive to L'Orient Today to comment on the reason behind the clashes at the time of publication of this article.
According to al-Jadeed, the clashes were between rival drug dealers inside the camp.
In May 2024, the Lebanese army raided Shatila and announced the arrest of 37 individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking in Beirut and other regions.
Clashes erupted in Shatila, a Palestinian refugee camp located in Beirut, on Monday, L'Orient Today's correspondent reported. The information was confirmed without further details by an informed security source.
Some residents of the camp had to flee due to the intensity of the clashes, our correspondent reported.
Palestinian faction sources inside the camp were not responsive to L'Orient Today to comment on the reason behind the clashes at the time of publication of this article.
According to al-Jadeed, the clashes were between rival drug dealers inside the camp.
In May 2024, the Lebanese army raided Shatila and announced the arrest of 37 individuals allegedly involved in drug trafficking in Beirut and other regions.