Palestinian Group in Bekaa Clashes with Unidentified Armed Men
Clashes erupted overnight between the fighters of a Palestinian group in Lebanon and unknown gunmen in the central Bekaa, the state-run National News Agency reported on Wednesday.
According to NNA, gunbattles broke out at 1:30 am between Tell al-Baida post in the Bekaa, which is controlled by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC), and the adjacent Kfar Zabad area.
Light and medium weapons and rockets were used in the fighting.
The news agency said that the armed men remain unidentified, adding that battles lasted until 4:30 am.
The Lebanese army heavily deployed in the area to contain the clashes.
The group later confirmed the incident, saying in a statement that gunmen targeted its post in addition to an army position in Ain al-Baida near Kfar Zabad.
The PFLP-GC, the most radical Palestinian faction whose command is based in Damascus with unlimited support from Syria, has maintained military bases in the eastern Bekaa Valley as well as in the hills of Naameh south of Beirut for the last 23 years.
The PFLP-GC is the only Palestinian faction that maintains significant military positions outside the 12 Palestinian camps in Lebanon.
PFLP-GC bases in Naameh and the Bekaa have long been the target of Israeli air attacks.
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