Al-Lino Says Palestinian Suspect Admitted to Killing Fustoq but Maqdah Denies Involvement

The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Armed Struggle has arrested a Palestinian named Abed Abdullah al-Ghazi on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of the bodyguard of PAS chief Mahmoud Issa at the southern refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh.

Issa, who goes by the nom de guerre of al-Lino, told al-Akhbar daily published on Friday that his group’s investigators questioned al-Ghazi, who admitted to carrying out the operation to kill the bodyguard with the help of a relative of Fatah’s commander Mounir Maqdah.

The bodyguard, Amer Fustoq, was killed on Sunday when a masked gunman opened fire on him. Immediately after his killing, al-Lino accused the remnants of Jund al-Sham and Fatah al-Islam of involvement in the assassination.

Al-Akhbar also said al-Ghazi hinted during the questioning that Maqdah was covering up the assassination.

But the Fatah commander denied in remarks to Voice of Lebanon radio station (93.3) involvement in the murder.