Palestinian demonstartion in Ain El Helwa to support the uprising
Lebanon-Palestine, Politics, 10/28/2000

More than 1500 Palestinians demonstrated in Ain El-Helwa camp near Saida in south Lebanon yesterday to support the uprising in the occupied Palestine.

Security sources said that a mass march was organized following Friday's prayers in the camp and headed toward a football play ground where they started a stay - in - strike to express solidarity with the upheaval.

Tens of Palestinian fighters from the different Islamic trends wearing the military cloths and provided with "M.16" and "Klashnikof" rifles participated in the demonstrations.

Palestinian officials said that a large number of the armed ones who participated in the demonstration belong to "Ansar" league affiliated to Ahmed Abd El Karim El Saedi (Abu Mohgem) who has a verdict-in-absentia against him in Lebanese judiciary for committing many crimes among which is assassinating Sheikh Nazar El Malabi the former head of "Ahbash" association.

The demonstrators burnt a doll for the U.S president Bill Clinton and the U.S secretary of state Madeleine Albright as well as Israeli and U.S flags.

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