FPM slams Palestinian arms after Lebanese man killed at Shatila camp
The Free Patriotic Movement has condemned “the shooting at young Lebanese citizen Elio Abou Hanna at a checkpoint in the Shatila camp, which resulted in his death while he was at the prime of his youth.”
“This was the worst reflection of the chaos of Palestinian arms in camps operating outside Lebanese legitimacy,” the FPM added.
“This incident clearly shows that what happened in the camps as to what was called a handover of arms was merely a comical and tragic farce, seeing as it is still leading to the targeting of civilians and Lebanese security,” the Movement said.
“Lebanese authorities are asked to be firm in holding accountable those who caused this crime and to stop making light of the essential issues,” the FPM added, calling on the state to “seek serious solutions for monopolizing Palestinian and Lebanese arms in the hand of the state, in order to preserve Lebanon and its sovereignty and stability.”
Media reports said the young man, 24, lost his way and reached the Shatila camp after he had dinner at a restaurant in Badaro. Palestinian security forces eventually opened fire at his car after he failed to stop a checkpoint, the reports added.
Source: Naharnet
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