Lebanon reports clash at Palestinian base in east

Lebanese security officials say heavy clashes have erupted in a Palestinian military camp in a remote eastern part of the country as a result of infighting among Palestinian factions.

A spokesman for a Palestinian faction that is based at the camp, Anwar Raja, says one person has been killed. Lebanese officials could not confirm that.

The officials say machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades were being used in the fighting on Thursday. The camp is close to the village of Qusaya near the Syrian border.

The camp is run by the Syrian-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command.

Raja claimed the clash erupted when Lebanese police tried to storm the base

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interesting bit of ews considering the tensions in the area...

Correct me if I am wrong, but Lebenon has opted out of being fanatical as of late, I guess they dont want dodgy groups swatting the bee's nest of israel on their side of the fence. Been there, done that sort of philosophy.

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and yet on the other hand, Lebanon fully backs hezbollah as a legitimate part of their government and the militia as an legit defender of lebanon...