Palestinian factions clash in Lebanon

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BEIRUT, Lebanon - Rival Palestinian factions clashed in a refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Monday, shaking the camp with explosions and wounding at least two gunmen, officials at the camp said. Lebanon's state-run news agency said as many as five were wounded in the battle.

The gunbattle between Fatah Islam and Fatah Uprising started after an argument between members of the two groups in the Nahr al-Bared camp near the northern city of Tripoli, said Palestinian officials in the camp.

The fighting lasted less than 30 minutes, wounding a fighter from each group, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. The Fatah Islam member was seriously wounded.

State-run National News Agency said the clashes left at least five people wounded, two of them members of Fatah Islam. It added that officials of Palestinian factions were holding meetings to try end the tension.

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