'Khomeini' Assassination Sparks Clashes in Ain el-Hilweh

Armed clashes broke out Friday afternoon in the Ain el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp following the assassination of Hussein Alaeddine, aka “Abu Hassan Khomeini”.

The National News Agency said RPGs and machineguns were being used heavily in the camp’s al-Sifsaf area.

Khomeini was gunned down at the hands of unknown assailants as he was taking part in a Palestinian demo comprising all of the camp’s political forces.

The demonstration, held in support of Palestinian labor rights, was passing through al-Fawqani street, NNA said.

The man was rushed to the Labib Medical Center in Sidon where he succumbed to his wounds.

The head of the Joint Palestinian Force Colonel Bassam al-Saad meanwhile said that the joint political leadership will hold an urgent meeting to “take the necessary measures and arrest the perpetrators.”