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Explosion rips through refugee camp in southern Lebanon (1st Lead)
Sep 23, 2008, 12:05 GMT
Beirut - An explosion Tuesday ripped through the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el Hilweh in southern Lebanon, causing casualties, Palestinian sources said.
Initial reports said one person was killed and another wounded.
The explosion took place near al Nour mosque inside the camp and an area inhabited by Palestinian Muslim fundamentalists, the sources said.
Ambulances were rushing to area, the sources said.
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